> But the point of "Only hire A players! Fire B players!" is simply due to the fact that most startups can't afford to sit around and move demotivated employees around until they find a good fit.
I think that is very much correct. However, a central point of Daniel's post, modified for this example, is that one startup's "A-player" is another startup's "B-player", and vice versa. Additionally, its kinda hard to figure out who is going to be an "A-player" for you in the hiring process.
> It's also the same reason why many startups don't train people for jobs and instead expect them to be already experienced.
I'd argue that many startups don't have a handle on what they actually need, and depending on how fluid their execution is at a given time such a handle may not be possible.
I think that is very much correct. However, a central point of Daniel's post, modified for this example, is that one startup's "A-player" is another startup's "B-player", and vice versa. Additionally, its kinda hard to figure out who is going to be an "A-player" for you in the hiring process.
> It's also the same reason why many startups don't train people for jobs and instead expect them to be already experienced.
I'd argue that many startups don't have a handle on what they actually need, and depending on how fluid their execution is at a given time such a handle may not be possible.