Traits for Hiring and Building in the Space

When hiring people or building in a space, it's important to look for traits like a first principles mindset, humbleness, and the ability to learn. Focus on customers and goals. When starting a company, it's common to have missing skills that need to be figured out along the way. A book called 'Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned' influenced their understanding of building teams and products. Stepping stones and experimenting lead to new opportunities. Skills that are important today may not have existed a few months ago, so it's important to have a mindset of understanding future possibilities.