Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
College isn't really about job training; college is about expanding your intellectual skills and building up your knowledge base to use them on; "furnishing your mind so you have a place to live in twenty years."
Linguistics FAQ
Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”
Tim Ferrissx.comPeter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”
You should find the candidate confusing at times. If you first see their dysfunction, you should know you have yet to find their genius, and vice versa.
Graham Duncan Blog • What's Going on Here, With This Human? - Graham Duncan Blog
A major difference between my friend's team and most teams is that my friend's team was composed of people who had a track record of being highly effective across a variety of contexts. In an earlier job, my friend started a job at a large-ish ($5B/yr revenue) government-run utility company and was immediately assigned a problem that, unbeknownst t... See more