David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)

The CV is just right.

And then you see the code getting churned in.

I'm like, no way.

No way are we hiring this person.

And the other way has been true as well.

I've gone like, I don't know about this guy or this woman.

I don't know.

And then they turn in their coach stuff.

And I'm like, holy shit, can that person be on my team tomorrow, preferably?

The capacity to evaluate a work product is a superpower when it comes to hiring.

Yes.

And I think this is the hallmark of the true greats, that they not only have the insight into what's required to do the work, but they also have the transcendent vision to go beyond what

the engineer would do, the programmer would do.

I think if we're looking at these rarities, obviously the myth of Steve Jobs was also this.

Even though perhaps he was less technical than Elon is in many ways, he had the same capacity to show up to a product team and really challenge them to look harder for the simplification or for making things greater.

in a way that would garner disbelief from the people who are supposed to do it.

Like this guy is full of shit.

Like this is crazy.

We can never.

And then two months later it is.