[jtbigwoo]

"At Skillshare, we believe that an entrepreneur working with us for 6 months will provide us more value than an employee working with us for 6 years."

I understand that there can be a 10x difference between the worst and best coders, so a company should absolutely hire the very best people it can. However, there's real value to longevity and loyalty. Even very talented, very driven people perform better in their second or third year in an organization than in their first as they build domain knowledge and relationships. It seems like many startups have a kind of institutional ADHD which keeps them from understanding this.

[mikekarnj]

I used those numbers as an example. Not to be taken literally.

[jtbigwoo]

I didn't mean to nitpick your post specifically. It was more of a comment on the attitude of many entrepreneurs. I really liked the your perspective and the idea of self-directed work in general.

I'm more frustrated with the idea that we're encouraging everyone with talent to be permanent generalists flitting from one idea to another, never getting a deep understanding of one organization or specialty. The "find smart people and figure it out" approach is great if your ambition is medium-sized, but you can't build the next amazon without eventually needing longevity and specialization.