Bryan Power

And is there how or is there why do they operate a certain way? Those are the things that give you a better point of view than just were they able to get the thing done that they were supposed to.

And is there how or is there why do they operate a certain way? Those are the things that give you a better point of view than just were they able to get the thing done that they were supposed to.

I tend to focus on similar to questions you asked me at the beginning. Take me back to moments of adversity and what did you get through it? And just how the person responds to what was adversity, let alone like what did they do with it, can give you a sense of the types of challenges that they've experienced. had to come across.

I tend to focus on similar to questions you asked me at the beginning. Take me back to moments of adversity and what did you get through it? And just how the person responds to what was adversity, let alone like what did they do with it, can give you a sense of the types of challenges that they've experienced. had to come across.

One of the more profound concepts I've learned really came from the Kapoor Foundation here in the Bay Area, which is this idea of the distance traveled. I don't know if you're familiar with this concept. It's really about, you should look at like how far did they have to come to get to where they are versus where are they? And so like,

One of the more profound concepts I've learned really came from the Kapoor Foundation here in the Bay Area, which is this idea of the distance traveled. I don't know if you're familiar with this concept. It's really about, you should look at like how far did they have to come to get to where they are versus where are they? And so like,

The hiring metaphor would be, generally speaking, people want to hire the top person out of MIT or Stanford. But if they are like third generation Stanford and had tutors their whole life and had interns all through that their parents set up for them or their family set up for them, But the fifth best person was the first person to go to college and worked all the way through.

The hiring metaphor would be, generally speaking, people want to hire the top person out of MIT or Stanford. But if they are like third generation Stanford and had tutors their whole life and had interns all through that their parents set up for them or their family set up for them, But the fifth best person was the first person to go to college and worked all the way through.

Would you still really want the first person knowing how far the person who came in fifth had come? So this distance traveled really means look at their journey. And so when I interview or assess, I'm trying to get a sense of what's their rate of learning in growth and achievement. By achievement, I mean, what have they been able to overcome?

Would you still really want the first person knowing how far the person who came in fifth had come? So this distance traveled really means look at their journey. And so when I interview or assess, I'm trying to get a sense of what's their rate of learning in growth and achievement. By achievement, I mean, what have they been able to overcome?

Because that path is better than zooming in almost like a case study of what was this example that showed you figured something out. Like I think anyone who's interviewing has some type of prepared example of they did something good. But when you get into their journey, like the ground someone covers and what they knew and didn't know is really, I think, what stands out.

Because that path is better than zooming in almost like a case study of what was this example that showed you figured something out. Like I think anyone who's interviewing has some type of prepared example of they did something good. But when you get into their journey, like the ground someone covers and what they knew and didn't know is really, I think, what stands out.

I think particularly in tech, we don't focus on this enough. We kind of look at where are they today and does that match to where I'm in today? You know, are they at a little bigger company in the same area of experience? Then they must be able to help us instead of thinking about their learning velocity and ability to overachieve whatever's in front of them.

I think particularly in tech, we don't focus on this enough. We kind of look at where are they today and does that match to where I'm in today? You know, are they at a little bigger company in the same area of experience? Then they must be able to help us instead of thinking about their learning velocity and ability to overachieve whatever's in front of them.

I can't think of any one event. I'm not the only person who grew up with this tradition, but I grew up in a blue collar, lower middle class family. We didn't have everything. We certainly weren't poor. I do remember when I was 11 or 12, my dad said I couldn't have money whenever I asked for it, but anytime I wanted a book, he would pay for it.

I can't think of any one event. I'm not the only person who grew up with this tradition, but I grew up in a blue collar, lower middle class family. We didn't have everything. We certainly weren't poor. I do remember when I was 11 or 12, my dad said I couldn't have money whenever I asked for it, but anytime I wanted a book, he would pay for it.

That accelerated my love for reading, which ultimately meant learning. Throughout all phases of my life, whether I was going to high school and college and finding a job, there's just been this desire to learn more, which ends up back to what I said at the beginning of seeking environments where I don't know what to do or I'm going to be challenged.

That accelerated my love for reading, which ultimately meant learning. Throughout all phases of my life, whether I was going to high school and college and finding a job, there's just been this desire to learn more, which ends up back to what I said at the beginning of seeking environments where I don't know what to do or I'm going to be challenged.

If I was to pick a pattern of the roles I've taken, the companies I've joined, what's been really clear has been, I probably don't think I was totally qualified and I definitely didn't know what to do. You make a lot of mistakes, but ultimately, hopefully you get on top of it. And then the next challenge will be bigger.

If I was to pick a pattern of the roles I've taken, the companies I've joined, what's been really clear has been, I probably don't think I was totally qualified and I definitely didn't know what to do. You make a lot of mistakes, but ultimately, hopefully you get on top of it. And then the next challenge will be bigger.