Mike Lee

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

You have a choice:

Fire your low performers or watch your high performers walk away.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Warren Buffett once said:
"You are only looking for 3 qualities in people (you hire): Enthusiasm, Intelligence, and Integrity."

Rare to find all 3. Snag them up.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

A happy person isn’t someone who’s happy all the time.

It’s someone who effortlessly interprets events in such a way that they don’t lose their innate peace.

@naval

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

"Envy no one. For whatever you see, a price was paid."

Isn't that the truth.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

I am a fan of becoming a monster when fighting monsters.

You will not win by becoming a sheep.

Just be sure that you have a switch that turns that beast off.

[Tara Viswanathan @TaraViswanathan]

Most people focus on executing because it's far easier to measure, but thinking is far more important.

It's hard because thinking is not observable to the outside world. To others, it looks like you're doing nothing or wasting time.

Thinking looks like sleeping well, carving out large blocks of time without interruption, going on long walks, staring into space, reading a lot, writing a lot, and not talking to anyone.

And it’s the most important thing you can do.

Execution only matters if you’re thinking correctly.

The things that look like you’re working hard: late nights, lots of meetings, responding to DMs and emails immediately, etc. are actually the opposite of thinking.

The social pressure to look like you’re hustling is the biggest blocker to thinking clearly.

If you want to be successful, it’s not 996. It’s 24/7. Every hour should be an input into maximizing the quality of your thinking. The point of sleeping, eating healthy, etc. is to think clearly.

It’s just the most important thing you can do.

And most people won’t do it bc it doesn’t “look like hard work”.

But the person who does it will win.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

The most powerful form of love is when you give someone permission to simply be who they already are.

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

A few thoughts on how to keep your best people for a really long time:

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

Make it very quick. No reasons. No discussions. No Q and A.

Be kind. Compliment them. Help them get a new job. Give a lot of severance.

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

How to hire A-players (without getting burned):

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

A great exercise to stay grounded as an entrepreneur:

Go walk around Walmart at least once every 6 months.

Look at the people.

This is the majority of America.

Not people looking to automate their grocery delivery.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

The best founders do one thing brilliantly...

Hire.

It sounds easy. It’s not.

Here’s how we think about hiring for our portfolio companies:

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

10 important things I've learned about hiring:

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"People who live far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles can’t fathom."

@naval

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

A happy life is not a life without struggle, it's a life with meaningful struggle.

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

Stop blaming the labor market for your inability to hire good people.

Market to them just as you would market to customers.

Stop looking for unicorns who will treat your business like you do. They don’t exist.

Build a business where perfectly normal people can thrive.

[Mike Lee @mikelee8815]

@sweatystartup Will AI be able to pull a tooth???🤣

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

These guys forget about our physical world.

Our food.

Houses that need built and repaired.

Vehicles.

Make it make sense!

[Mike Lee @mikelee8815]

@drgurner I did this for a long time.