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by mvpu 2864 days ago
Some traits I look for in engineer #1: a) should obsess about architecture and code organization (they will be laying a foundation so having a bit of OCD helps), b) should make good tradeoffs and optimize for speed (they will be building the wrong things initially), c) mature enough to understand that they will be writing and rewriting a lot (see (b)) and d) last but not least, should have a strong desire to do a startup (knowing all the risks)....
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Don't you mean not optimize for speed, since they will be building the wrong things initially?
I think they meant optimize for speed of writing code not running it.