“Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. So, in the end, it's ultimately based on your gut. How do I feel about this person? What are they like when they're challenged? I ask everybody that: 'Why are you here?' The answers themselves are not what you're looking for. It's the meta-data.” KnowsInspirationalFeelsPersonsEndsHardEnoughAsksHoursAnswersFindingsDataInterviewsGutsNeedlesOne Hour Author:Steve Jobs
“If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas... Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy... Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer's... Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.” IfsWantHumansIdeasTodayJobsSpaceAnswersLevelsRaceBrainEconomyProductsDevelopmentCreatingResearchScientistInnovationDollarsInvestmentHeightGutsMapsHuman BrainAlzheimerAlzheimer'sResearch And DevelopmentGenomeMappingSpace RaceEconomy Today Author:Barack Obama
“The person who has the guts to ask themselves 'Why?' at least once a week, and be totally honest with themselves about the answer, is already twenty steps ahead of their smarter, more experienced rival.” PersonsAsksAnswersStepsWeekHonestTwentiesGutsSmarterRivals Author:Mark Bouris