The Most Valuable Commodity
I've been in the situation frustratingly often where I've been looking for collaborators for project ideas I've been noodling around. From this, I've realized the most valuable commodity: competent, available people.
I've been in the situation frustratingly often where I've been looking for collaborators for project ideas I've been noodling around. From this, I've realized the most valuable commodity: competent, available people. What do I mean by competent? aka What makes someone very pleasant to work with? 1. They're conscientious. Fast to respond to emails / messages (oftentimes <10 minutes, when they're awake). Think this is an extremely strong predictor too, and easy to verify. Proactive. You don't have to keep chasing them down. Calibrated. They know how long it takes them to do a task, and…
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