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> There are people who tell startups that they should hire the most senior people that they can find.

Are there? Doesnt this article just knock down a lot of strawmen?

Yes, many people tell you this, including VCs. That's why I wrote the post. The problem is that much advice you get as a startup is bad. If someone's done it before listen closely and make up your own mind whether they have the right answers. If someone has only sat on the sidelines be more circumspect.

The unfortunately reality of life is that most advice is bad and it takes people who swim against conventional wisdom to do great things.

I haven't met any such people myself, but isn't that a typical suggestion from VCs?

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