040 - The Community of Talent with Jim Jonassen

The Kurty D Show

What we covered:

• The importance of hiring pure talent.
• Why CEOs should hire talent rather than anything else.
• The importance of a good interview session with prospective employees to gauge their capabilities.
• The importance of momentum, especially from a business standpoint.
• Why aiming high for your business helps you have fewer bottlenecks and the like.
• Why having fun is just as important as succeeding.
• Why having a substitute plan is always a good idea.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I feel like in this bizarre macro, talent is the only leverage.” - Jim Jonassen

“We feel like we can add more value if there are higher stakes” - Jim Jonassen

“The changes that Covid brought on us will not sort themselves out next quarter, next year. It's gonna be a decade. Among them is the rapid digitization of everything.” - Jim Jonassen

“You can't piggyback on anybody else's due diligence. You gotta do the work; you got to get to the unit economics, and the business plan and the product market fit and everything else on your own.” - Jim Jonassen

“Don’t hire for a job ‘til you’ve done the job.” - Jim Jonassen

“If the work is done, if the rigor is maintained, if you keep that forward momentum, that's what you've gotta have, you gotta have a real partnership and engagement. If you do, it’s going to work real flawlessly.” - Jim Jonassen

“You can’t comfort the afflicted without afflicting the comfortable.” - Jim Jonassen

“Why get a “B Meal?” when you could say,” Hey, let's go raise a little bit more money and hit the bit at Nobu or Maestro's?” -Jim Jonassen

Links Mentioned:

Kurt’s Twitter

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Kurt’s LinkedIn

Jim Jonassen

Adam Miller

Christian Chabot

Jason Nazar

Ray Dalio

Ryan Scott

Esri

Boys and Girls Club of Sta. Monica

Hunt Club

JJA.Co

Pixar

Sequoia

Stone Eagle Golf Club