Now that I had recovered from the anxiety, I had the energy to go into recruiting gear, trying to solicit friends to join Coursicle. Our methodology: don't hire assholes. You can train a technical person to code, but you can't teach them to be a nice person.

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Quinn Conversations:

  • Dispel concerns about developer mentality etc
  • Figure out what he wants to do and whether work at Coursicle is compatible
  • Exercise discipline muscle.

Next hangout:

  • Show him some code that I like, dispel concerns about different development mentality.
  • Show him the scraping protection system we built.

Upshots:

  • Agreed that he could work at a small company and not be a cofounder and be happy.

Helpful tips:

  • Do not disturb.
  • Increasing levels of procrastinating.
  • Discipline, should separate the time deciding when to do something and when to actual.