On talent

The job description Bezos wrote for his very first employee said, “You must have experience designing and building large and complex (yet maintainable) systems, and you should be able to do so in about one-third the time that most competent people think possible.

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