"I don't care how smart someone is - if they are unable to work hard and crank out a large amount of high quality work, they will weigh down your startup."
Don't forget that you need to pay them like-wise.
It's acceptable to accept slower (but still high-quality) work in exchange for less pay, etc. And sometimes it's even acceptable to let the quality slack for the same reason.
Although you agree on this, a lot of people including ones from start up's aren't comfortable with paying people proportional to their productivity.
There are many reasons for that, most are happy with flat salary models where can they pay a donkey and a horse the same salary under the premise that they assume both a donkey and a horse can carry weight and run. Unfortunately that's how badly people think of when they pay. Or they are just afraid they may end up setting a trend productive people end up earning big all the time.
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"I don't care how smart someone is - if they are unable to work hard and crank out a large amount of high quality work, they will weigh down your startup."
Don't forget that you need to pay them like-wise.
It's acceptable to accept slower (but still high-quality) work in exchange for less pay, etc. And sometimes it's even acceptable to let the quality slack for the same reason.
Oh yes, if you want people this perfect (and it is a good list) then pay them accordingly.
Unless of course he missed off his other criterion "will work for peanuts".
I agree you should compensate people for being really good. Is there someplace I stated otherwise?
Although you agree on this, a lot of people including ones from start up's aren't comfortable with paying people proportional to their productivity.
There are many reasons for that, most are happy with flat salary models where can they pay a donkey and a horse the same salary under the premise that they assume both a donkey and a horse can carry weight and run. Unfortunately that's how badly people think of when they pay. Or they are just afraid they may end up setting a trend productive people end up earning big all the time.