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		harperlee on Feb 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to hire low experience, high potential people At the risk of sounding like a LinkedIn post, it seems clear that the difference between General von Hammerstein and CharlieDigital is whether they have a fixed vs. growth mindset about their potential team.

Viliam1234 on Feb 8, 2024 [–]

Another difference is that in a software company, "high drive + low aptitude" people usually don't cause anyone's death.

But you probably shouldn't give them passwords to the production servers.

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