Unwritten rules for recruiting employees into your startup.

We were already 43 minutes into a 30 minute call, so now I was late.

I hate being late.

Exasperated and flummoxed, I noted the time and blurted two suggestions:

“First. Nut Up.

You’re going to be working with an amazing Data Scientist who can serve as your mentor, in a company you seem to really like, in a field you’re fascinated by, with a team experienced at creating startups that lead to value creation.”

I paused to let that distill...