Paying for Tooling for Side Projects

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It sounds like you think that the large tech companies have maybe gone too far. Paying for subscription services or other things that help people create their side projects That's a big expense on my end and I know I would value that if I went to a company. It attracts a certain type of person when they go to a job description They see oh okay These people value something And then once that talent is in-house They attract more people that culture truly gets built.

It's human nature to worry about the things that can go wrong.

But often overlooked is the mentality of attraction instead of detraction, or in other words focusing on what you can bring to the table instead of what you can prevent from happening.

While so many companies signal they want entrepreneurial candidates yet don't allow side projects, want out of the box thinkers yet expect them to work in a box (office), and vow they only hire top talent yet pay below market rate... there's power in thinking through whether you're truly focusing on attracting the right people or just trying to prevent wrong behavior.

In this episode, Steph and Cal discuss the mentality of being a magnet instead of a jail, originally inspired by this tweet of Steph's.