Skills are overrated. Perfect products delivered past deadline kill companies faster
than decent products delivered on time. Test someone’s ability to deliver on a specific
and tight deadline before hiring them based on a dazzling portfolio. Products can be
fixed as long as you have cash flow, and bugs are forgiven, but missing deadlines is
often fatal. Calvin Coolidge once said that nothing is more common than unsuccessful
men with talent; I would add that the second most common is smart people who think
their IQ or resume justifies delivering late.
Tim Ferriss
