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The superpower in hiring is evaluating work product directly, and it belongs only to leaders who actually know things, which is Elon Musk's real secret.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said

Subjecthiring
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hiring Finding people and judging them: referrals, open calls, contests, and reading the work rather than the CV.

On the topicHow should software engineers be interviewed?under our view: Watching a candidate do real work tells you more than an interview can

What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

  1. David Heinemeier Hansson Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals
    I think part of the secret there is that Elon actually knows things. And when you know things, you can evaluate the quality of work products. And when you can evaluate the quality of work products, you can very quickly tell who's full of shit and who will actually take you to Mars.

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    Watch from 3:37:01 plays here

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com

    12 Jul 2025 · video · 6h 08m · spoken · official transcript

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