# Avishai Ish-Shalom - Talent Is Largely a Myth (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Avishai Ish-Shalom]] **Full Title**:: Talent Is Largely a Myth **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [blog.nukemberg.com](https://blog.nukemberg.com/post/talent-is-largely-a-myth/) **Host**:: [[blog.nukemberg.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2021-02-27]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - For example, Joel Spolsky has observed years ago that almost all companies are somehow convinced they hire only the top 1% of developers - there is no metric or even a group of metrics which can be measured and by which we can evaluate developers. - A genius is not born but is educated and trained - The history of innovation demonstrates that innovation isn’t driven by heroic geniuses but by intricate collaborative networks - there is no way for a startup to pay a top 1% developer