What "The Best" Looks Like | Alex Kurilin
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A startup CTO's guide to what "the best" really means—how to spot non-obvious high performers and the traits that make early-stage teams win.
What "The Best" Looks Like | Alex Kurilin What "The Best" Looks Like Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. —Arthur Schopenhauer The second that the next round of funding hits the bank, every new CTO starts obsessing over the same thing: Who the hell do I hire next? The answer is surprisingly non-obvious. You're told that you always want—scratch that, need —the best of the best, your startup's future depends on it. You're told your company is unique, special, and it requires the most hardcore among researchers, designers, engineers,
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