Barrels and Ammunition
Last week, I watching some talks on Youtube and came across one that stood out to me. Keith Rabois introduces the concept of barrels and ammunition, which I thought was a really clever way to view organizations...
Last week, I was watching some talks on Youtube and came across one that stood out to me. The talk was a Startup School lecture from Keith Rabois called How to Operate . Keith is widely known for his exec roles helping build some of the trademark tech companies of today like PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square. In this talk, he introduces the concept of barrels and ammunition, which I thought was a really clever way to view organizations. I won't bury the lead here. This quote from Rabois summarizes the idea nicely: If you think about people, there are two categories of high-quality people: there is
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