[PragmaticPulp]

> It's silly how often employers overlook the "I just really want to be part of/build this" factor. People with that make for excellent teammates.

Every startup I've been a part of has picked up a few extremely passionate but not necessarily fully qualified people along the way. It's hard to turn down an enthusiastic candidate who really, really likes your company, so they're often given a chance.

Some of them turned out to be excellent teammates who did everything necessary to grow into the role.

But sadly, many of them just wanted to be startup people without doing the startup grunt work. Worst case, someone with a lot of passion that goes in a different direction than the founders can become a drag on the company or create a lot of conflict. (NOTE: I'm speaking generally, not implying this is the case with the linked author)

Passionate people are generally good when their skills and wants align with the company, but if they're not well-aligned then the passion just amplifies every conflict.

[mtc010170]

Well said, and this is especially a great point:

> Passionate people are generally good when their skills and wants align with the company, but if they're not well-aligned then the passion just amplifies every conflict.

I'm starting to see where my original comment was definitely oversimplifying the depths of this topic.

[convolvatron]

I agree completely. I have a pattern of joining projects because I really love the idea and the concept, but upon landing find out they are doing it _all wrong_.

and generally in these situations I find my criticism to be too deep and cross cutting to really be accepted or be really actionable.

so yeah, I think dialing up the passion just increases the magnitude of the risk or reward.