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Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by Josh Haas

Josh Haas — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:28:00 +0000

Haha, re: your first point, and having been trained at the same big company, yeah That’s exactly how I was taught to think. I’ll have to keep that in mind as I bring on people because that’s something I would totally fall into!

Comment on Take It Easy by Hardwork does not Scale | Sybreon Ones Nought

Hardwork does not Scale | Sybreon Ones Nought — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:46:47 +0000

[...] thought caught my attention on someone’s blog recently. It interested me because I was thinking just the very same thing [...]

Comment on How I made a Principled decision to quit my Six Figure job by Mareynolds27

Mareynolds27 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Good post, Austin! And congratulations on your marriage as well as your new business!

Comment on Take It Easy by Ping Lu

Ping Lu — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:48:00 +0000

Spot on! Started to have similar thought when trying to juggle it all... I'm not "there" yet, as I'm always thinking in three months the two big things are done and then I can relax... come to think about it, been four years now and counting.

Thanks for your post, maybe it helps me finding the balance sooner.

Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by TK

TK — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:09:00 +0000

I’ll take your 1 cartoon and do you one better!
http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Center%20Of%20Excellence

Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by Tawheed

Tawheed — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:32:16 +0000

I like to go to Dilbert for this:
http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Excellence

Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by TK

TK — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +0000

That is probably the broader level lesson learned: building a solid team takes time.

Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:23:00 +0000

1) I agree. Expansion can actually be detrimental and slow down progress.
2) Agreed.
3) Agreed. The problem is, however, if you have even 1-2 people that need to be micromanaged, this could lead to bottlenecks. You have to, through and through, find the right team.

Comment on 3 Lessons I Learned From Hiring in 2011 by Hrishi Mittal

Hrishi Mittal — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:50:00 +0000

Your last point reminded me of this cartoon – http://gapingvoid.com/2006/10/04/excellence/

Comment on Experienced Hires at Startups: Don’t Forget The Prime Directive by TK

TK — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:05:00 +0000

I think preaching about processes and tools is something to seriously watch out for. In more cases than you can imagine, you’ll find that people do that because they’re afraid of talking about the real things that matter.