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Ask why it won’t work — Rick Song’s lessons from Square and building from 0 to 1

In Depth

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What Are Some of the Things You Learned From Square?

We made a big mistake around this in the earliest days, where we tried to create an entire track for interviewing. When you're large like square, oftentimes when people apply, there's a very high probability that they'll join you. And when you're small, it's actually much different. It isn't just about assessing whether this person's qualified anymore, but actually every single interview is also a sell.

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