On talent
sari and
On talent
When Generalists Are Better Than Specialists, and Vice Versa
hbr.org
“Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. And great players want to be told the truth.” – Nick Saben
Can a startup repair the winner-takes-all talent economy? With $8.5M, Pando wants to find out
Danny Crichtontechcrunch.com
Pocket.watch
pocket.watch
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
Celera
acelerame.org
Modern Wisdom: #482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent
modernwisdom.libsyn.comHow 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