Hire people who give a shit. - by Alexandr Wang

Clip source: https://alexw.substack.com/p/hire

The second (giving a shit about work in general) is equally important. It’s possible to fake fervor in the course of an interview and say the right things to convince us of enthusiasm for Scale, but the proof is in the pudding. If someone is applying to Scale and has never been deeply obsessed about something before, then it’s a bad bet to think Scale will be the first. I have a particular line of questioning around this:

• What’s the hardest you’ve ever worked on something?
• How many hours were you working a week?
• Why did you work so hard? Why did you care?
• When were you the most unmotivated in your life?
• What’s the thing you’re the most proud of?
• Do you think it was worth it?

For an obsessed person, it’s always worth it.