Collection: Curate People

This podcast episode features Nivi and Naval discussing the critical aspects of recruiting, hiring, team building, and company culture, emphasizing that a company's team is fundamentally the company itself. Naval argues founders should prioritize recruiting, fundraising, strategy, and product vision, avoiding delegation to maintain direct control and ensure the hiring of top-tier talent. He highlights the importance of hiring individuals with intelligence, energy, integrity, and low ego, who are self-motivated and capable of generating new knowledge. The discussion covers strategies for finding undiscovered talent, breaking traditional recruiting rules, and fostering a unique company culture that values creativity and deep work, even advocating against common practices like using Slack to prevent distractions and maintain focus. They stress the need for opinionated founders with extreme taste in both people and products, who curate their teams meticulously and aren't afraid to fire those who don't meet the high standards required for building a successful company.