The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
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Thiel: Assigning every employee one unique task was best PayPal management practice
“The best thing I did as a manager at PayPal was to make every person in the company responsible for doing just one thing. Every employee's one thing was unique, and everyone knew I would evaluate him only on that one thing.”
Levchin: The first B-player hired brings the whole company down
“A's hire A's, B's hire C's, so the first B you hire takes the whole company down.”
Levchin: The first B player hired brings down the whole company
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players, so the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
Max Levchin: The first B-player hired degrades the company's entire talent standard
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
Max Levchin: The First B-Player Hired Will Destroy The Entire Company
“Max kept repeating, A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
The best employees treat their role as their final job before founding
“The very best employee at any job at any level of responsibility is the person who generally believes this is their last job working for someone. The next thing they'll start will be their own.”
Max Levchin: Hiring a Single 'B Player' Takes the Whole Company Down
“A's hire A's. B's hire C's. So the first B you hire takes the whole company down.”
PayPal Prioritized Execution Speed Above Everything Except Its Recruiting Standards
“Obviously they move fast, but they prioritize speed over everything else except in one area, recruiting. Max Ludgen kept the bar for talent exceedingly high, even if that came at the expense of speedy staffing.”
Max Levchin: Hiring a single B-player brings down the entire company
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
Thiel: Clearly defining distinct roles reduces internal company conflict
“Defining roles reduce conflict. Most fights inside a company happen when colleagues compete for the same responsibilities.”