Jake

I think a lot of different things can work and what's really important is that you find a style that's suitable to you and the context you operate in. Copying what's worked for someone else is unlikely to work for you

If you're small, you're in a position where it's to your advantage to be weird—you can have a point of view that the big tech companies never could. In the world of chairs—you're not going to build a cheaper chair than Ikea. Why not build something they couldn't—like a more interesting one?

I try to conduct references with an eye to quirky forms of excellence.

A scorecard consists of outcomes and personality traits you’re optimizing for when considering opening up a role at your organization.