The best part about our industry is meeting people you want to collaborate with for the rest of your career. This happens very rarely — maybe 1-2 people at every company you join. When you find these people, keep them close & invest as much time in the relationship as you can.
Interesting: the implication is that, all other things being equal, you should move around a lot.
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Of course all else is not equal, growth opportunities in a given company will favor ones with existing relationships
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there's probably a minimum threshold of time or effort to qualify as a worthwhile personal investment in someone else especially to work with them for the rest of your career
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The idea is more about building meaningful relationships with A+ teammates (hard if you move around a lot). People who move around a lot earn reputations as being unicorn chasers. Probably not the people you want to build a company with, though collaboration is possible.
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I've moved around 10 companies in 10 yrs. Worked with companies of all sizes. Always moved after completing what I committed to doing, never broke trust. Best people around me are all my Ex. Bosses who always knew they can't retain me. Yes, I'm chasing a unicorn, by building one.
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I like the way "invest" time is used in this thread. Ben Graham said “an investment operation is one which upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal plus an adequate return”. Wonder how much of spending time with co-workers meets this definition of investment.
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I find moving, both between cities and opportunities, tends to spiking moments for personal growth. More true prior to founding or working at an early stage business, where every 3-6 months it basically becomes a new company.
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Yes but is that because the new city has finite great connections you meet quickly, or because it forces a different behaviour than when you're in a place you've been for some time? I suspect the latter. If true that suggests it's not the new place but a behavioural bias/choice
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