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Those who favor and oppose diversity actually share very similar concerns. This thought occurred to me when I read the end of this interview with Slack developer Kaya Thomas: The interview ends with the following exchange: “Brown: As one of the few black women in the industry, have you ever felt tokenized? Thomas: Yeah. It’s … Continue reading Common ground between those who favor and oppose diversity hiring
A while back, I read a popular blog post on “Why I’ll Be a Solo Founder Next Time”: http://bit.ly/16pSfTr The author, Denny Britz, writes about how his previous startup failed because he and his co-founders were “bad” founders, and vows to do things differently his next time out: “If you haven’t found the right team … Continue reading You Never Have The Perfect Tools For The Job
This blog post began as a comment on Ma.tt’s blog. You may want to read his post first for maximum impact.The shift away from traditional credentials like degrees, honors, and past accomplishments has been gradual. In the ancient days, people focused on brands on resumes–which school did you attend? Which companies did you work for? … Continue reading Branding -> Accomplishment -> Ability
Hire nerdy business people. Counterintuitive, right? When you think businessperson, you think of a smooth-talking charmer, the opposite of the archetypal “nerd.” But when you’re hiring business people, the most important interview question might be, “Kirk or Picard?” It’s not that they’ll be more fun at hackathons (though that helps). It’s that nerdy = detail … Continue reading Why You Should Hire Nerdy Businesspeople
1) Understand what the company is looking for. 2) Understand what the interviewer is looking for. 3) Focus obsessively on showing how hiring you solves their needs. Everything else is window dressing. (For a different perspective, and to read the post by my buddy Paul that inspired this, click here)
My first set of questions and answers are now up on AskTheHarvardMBA.com. Here’s a quick preview: Should an aspiring entrepreneur take a part-time job? The danger in keeping your job, or taking a part-time job, is that you’ll end up neglecting your startup, but in my experience, an aspiring entrepreneur who can’t maintain his or … Continue reading 3 Questions, 3 Answers on AskTheHarvardMBA.com