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Firing Underperformers Guarantees Company Improvement, While Hiring Only Offers a Chance
“When we hire somebody, there's a chance that your company gets better if it's a great hire. When you let somebody go, it is guaranteed your company will get better because at the minimum, you're not stressing about that person anymore.”
Consumer Travelers Only Care About Price, Not UI Speed or Design
“Consumer travelers only travel once or twice a year, and so they don't care about booking fast and having a nice UI. They only care about price.”
Relying Exclusively on Quantitative Data Leads to Local Maxima
“Going only in data is a great way to optimize to a local maximum. It's a great way to not see around a corner. I think this is true of investing as well. It's a great way to ignore the future. It's a great way to ignore what's actually happening.”
Consensus-Based Decision-Making Is Just a Way to Avoid Making Decisions
“I don't believe in decision through consensus at all. I think that's a great way to actually not make decisions.”
Job Candidates Who Are Hard to Hire Will Be Hard to Manage
“There's a phrase that people in my orbit when they're hiring, which is hard to hire, hard to manage. If somebody is a pain in the ass in the interview process, they're not on time, or it's difficult to schedule, or all of your conversations are about title and…”