# Naval - Curate People (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/56301818) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Naval]] **Full Title**:: Curate People **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [nav.al](https://nav.al/curate-people) **Host**:: [[nav.al]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-11-17]] **Created**:: [[2025-11-22]] ## Highlights - Today we’re going to be talking about recruiting, hiring, team, and culture. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8tqyn092gwq4wkenv5rdyz)) ^958333055 - The important size at which a company starts changing is not some arbitrary number, like 20 or 30 or 40. It’s the point at which the founder is not directly recruiting and managing everyone. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8tccga74jfhxd3pvet1e9z)) ^958332370 - One good test is when you’re recruiting a new person, you should be able to say to them, “Walk into that room where the rest of the team is sitting. Take anyone you want—pick them at random—pull them aside for 30 minutes, and interview them. And if you aren’t impressed by them, don’t join.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8te8pataya8hjse9da6jba)) ^958332581 - Low-ego people are just much easier to manage. They tend to engage less in interpersonal conflict. They care more about the work than about politicking or fighting for credit. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8tfm090g6qa7457myg2hyt)) ^958332641 Plus to [[Shane Parrish - Warren Buffett: The Three Things I Look For in a Person (Highlights)|Intelligence, Energy, and Integrity]] - You’re never going to be able to hire anybody who’s better than you are. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8ttcg50t5tn5c7v79pzhj3)) ^958333144 People who are better than you don’t want to work for you for long. - Every single hire, we had to break some core rule of recruiting. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8txkk91arvhfxg1c5m6tsc)) ^958333249 - I think the best people don’t want to build [video games or slop entertainment](https://x.com/naval/status/1484372592622391303) that’s wasting people’s lives. They don’t want to build a crypto casino. The best people want to do meaningful work because deep down they’re aware of their potential. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8tztneekcrppzkx9qhhefm)) ^958333905 - When you’re having fun, you’re learning at the edge of your capability to learn. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8v7myvxrgnd53x5nrck0v9)) ^958334525 - I will delete tweets that have 10,000 likes on them because I catch a grammar or spelling error, or I think of a better way to formulate it. I’ll just kill it. I don’t care about the views because I want it to be done just right. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ka8vakxrjnyng0washa4d4za)) ^958334721