1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day.

1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day.

If someone is choosing between joining McKinsey or your startup it's very unlikely they're going to work out at the startup.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

For most software startups, this translates to keep growing. For hardware startups, it translates to don't let your ship date slip.

You want an idea about what you can say. I know it sounds like a bad idea but here's specifically why its actually a great one. You want to sound crazy but you want to ask to be right.

If someone is difficult to talk to, if someone cannot communicate clearly, it's a real problem in terms of their likelihood to work out.