[vhiremath4]

Thanks for the feedback on humble, hungry, and smart. Tbh I do find that most people at Loom exhibit all 3 of these traits, but I could definitely be totally off due to people likely changing their behavior whenever I'm in a room or having a conversation with them (e.g. people on their best behavior).

> As for humility: you will not find it in most sub 40 year olds, they don't know what they don't know yet

This is interesting and very different from my experience. I feel like humility is actually the hardest thing to find in anyone (controlled for age and all). I haven't actually seen a clear trend line between humility and age.

> Adding 'hungry' also seems to select for people in need, giving you an advantage over them in negotiations.

Interesting I never really thought about it like this. Do you associate "hungry" with "desperate"? I've always seen them as completely distinct, but, if enough people see them as closely related, I probably should figure out how to qualify this.

[jacquesm]

I don't know the other people at Loom, so I'm modeling you after your typical scale-up with talented young people, the likes of which I see every other week or so on average, but it is definitely possible that Loom is in a different order all by itself.

Also, keep in mind that my viewpoint is Euro-centric and that just that alone could easily qualify to make up the difference.

As for terminology, eager might be a better term than hungry.

[vhiremath4]

We hire people in the EU, so I definitely want your perspective!

> As for terminology, eager might be a better term than hungry. So funny, I associate eager more with "desperate". Maybe this is a US vs. EU sorta thing. I'm going to noodle on this - thank you!