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I'm not sure there are Richard Feynmans in startups or similarly "soft" fields. There are. Game recognize Game[1] is a thing for a reason. [1] If you need this footnote then it doesn't apply to you.
Game recognize game, and you looking might unfamiliar!
Wasn't quite expecting the violent downvoting though. Humour never goes well on HN.
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This is absurdly reductionist.
Assume for a moment that I don't know what you mean by 'reductionist'; why is it wrong?
In other words, you by failing to distinguish scaling phenomena (1->N) with a gating criteria (0,1), you are making an attribution error concerning the "essentialness" of your explanatory variable.
For example: co-founders are typically not "interviewed" for the job. But (a) their selection is essential; and (b) if you can find a co-founder, you can find any lesser employee.
It could be argued, that having the ability to "recruit" without formal interview is actually a more essential skill.
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No, sir. That was all at once. I was expected to stand there with a calculator, add $4 to the wholesale price, then add another $3.
Commutativity of addition is not at all an obvious fact and I applaud your erstwhile employers for holding you to a higher standard of rigor.
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I'm not sure there are Richard Feynmans in startups or similarly "soft" fields. There are. Game recognize Game[1] is a thing for a reason. [1] If you need this footnote then it doesn't apply to you.
Game recognize game, and you looking might unfamiliar!
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Aren't "interviewing skills" essential to founders? Isn't a YC interview basically a chance to pitch your company and answer probing questions about your plan? Seems like a pretty fair qualification to me...
Only if fundraising is your endgame, which admittedly it is for a lot of wantrepreneurs.
All of these are 'soft skill' competencies that hackers tend to downplay. But you need someone who can do this and do it well.
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I don't quite understand your markup anecdote. Did time pass between the $4 and $3 markups?
No, sir. That was all at once. I was expected to stand there with a calculator, add $4 to the wholesale price, then add another $3.
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Only if fundraising is your endgame, which admittedly it is for a lot of wantrepreneurs.
Fundraising is not a CEO's endgame, but it's very similar to the day-to-day of CEO work: promoting the company to others; being the public face; communicating clearly, concisely, and effectively; making sure that the company 'works' in all the ways that matter. All of these are 'soft skill' competencies that hackers tend to downplay. But you need someone who can do this and do it well.
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No, sir. That was all at once. I was expected to stand there with a calculator, add $4 to the wholesale price, then add another $3.
Was there a reason why they did it that way? And did you have a reason to find it lacking?
I found it "lacking" because it was tedious and exasperating to stand there with a little pocket calculator adding 4, then adding 3, to make price tags for hundreds of items, one at a time.
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Aren't "interviewing skills" essential to founders? Isn't a YC interview basically a chance to pitch your company and answer probing questions about your plan? Seems like a pretty fair qualification to me...
This is absurdly reductionist.