"A-Players hire A-players, B-players hire C-players." - Steve Jobs

1. What is the one piece of advice you would
give first-time entrepreneurs?

2. Mira Zaslove
Director of Sales. Currently lives in Silicon Valley with
husband and baby daughter.

3. "A-Players hire A-players, B-players hire C-players." - Steve Jobs

4. As a first-time entrepreneur, your idea is going to change.
You will need a solid group around you to successfully build your
idea and execute.

5. Why is hiring A players critical?
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6. Like attracts like. A top notch database designer is going to bring in a top notch web
designer, who will attract the top sales and marketing team.

7. You want the A-players leading and setting the tone.

8. They aren’t threatened by people who know more than them. Instead they want to
work with people smarter than them.

9. They are working for long term growth, not short term ego boosts.

10. They aren't afraid of sunk costs. As your idea, strategy, and goals change you are
going to incur sunk costs.

11. They always make best decision. A-players are less prone to being swayed
by decisions, time, or money they've already lost.

12. You become like the people you surround yourself with, so set yourself
up for success early on.

13. In the Company of Giants, Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz spoke to Steve
Jobs about starting a company.
He told them, "When you're in a startup, the first 10 people will determine
whether the company succeeds or not."
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14. mira-zaslove
Mira-Zaslove
@mirazaslove