- Sell! Even if you dont have a product, you need to sell. 'Build 'em and they will come' : I've never seen this happen.
- Always be hiring. Every person you meet, always be fitting them into a hiring pipeline.
- You have to be 360-degree. You may focus on areas that are core competencies but you cannot 'divorce' yourself from areas you have no idea about. You need to upgrade and have meaningful discussions with folks you put in positions of responsibility.
- Dont wait for the perfect person to show up! Start with whoever you get, often folks you did not think much of will surprise you.
- Be clear about redlines and communicate them clearly. If people violate red lines, let all hell break loose. Else be nice and chill.
- No one shows up to work and says 'ok let me do the worst possible job today'. every one does the best he/she can in their personal contexts. if it is not enough, communicate clearly. help where can.
- Be transparent with your team. Be fair to them. These are still valued.
giving 2 <beeps> about memory. we would need to be very very careful about allocating and then recovering memory. treated it as more precious than gold. thats all lost or at least no one pays as much attention now imo...