Senra: The dynamic range between average and top performers in tech is 100x to 1,000x
David Senra · "I Invest in People" – David Senra Talks Ramp, His Favorite Founders, and the Pursuit of Greatness. · Mar 7, 2025 · at 14:05
David Senra cites Steve Jobs to explain why tech companies should hire extreme talent for specific strengths rather than well-rounded generalists.
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“Steve jobs says that he's like, you can never, ever, ever, ever forget the dynamic range of human beings that most things in life you know, between the average to the best, it's like two to three, two, two times best, three times quality, where he's like, in software and hardware, it's like, the difference is like a hundred X or a thousand X.”
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