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by rcyeh 952 days ago
Echoing several of the comments here about learning by doing, I think Ben Horowitz’s “Hard thing about hard things” may recommend that too. See section (and blog post) “If you’ve never done the job, how do you hire somebody good?” with pitfalls:

https://a16z.com/hiring-executives-if-youve-never-done-the-j...

“The very best way to know what you want is to act in the role. ... In addition, ... bring in domain experts.”