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Curate People

October 30, 2025 · 52 min

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The Best Only Want to Work With the Best 0:00

You'll Never Be Able to Hire Anybody Better Than You 3:49

Break Every Rule to Get the Best People 6:45

It Just Takes a Small Group of People to Create Something Great 10:19

Find Undiscovered Talent Before Everyone Else 14:56

Great People Have Taste in Other People 19:04

Every Great Engineer Is Also an Artist 21:24

Early Teams Look Like Cults 25:34

You Can't Make a Product that is Simple Enough 27:59

The Founder's Personality Is the Company 30:37

Good Teams Throw Away Far More Product Than They Keep 34:45

All New Information Starts as Misinformation 38:41

Geniuses Only 40:47

Practice Your Craft At the Edge of Your Capability 44:24

Curate People 49:14

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Transcript: http://nav.al/curate-people

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