On talent

How the Greatest Entrepreneurs Hire (h/t David Senra)

• Steve Jobs stated that each new hire became a percentage of the company, so why wouldn’t you take the time to find all A-players?

• David Ogilvy, as an already established businessman, would see advertisements that he liked and then cold call the person who made the ad — this is how he sourced his

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What people think are winning backgrounds: - Ivy League grad - good grades - after school activities Actual winning backgrounds: - competitive ranked gamers - flipping stuff on eBay - door to... See more