What Tim Sweeney thinks about hiring

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Founder and CEO of Epic Games, creator of the Unreal Engine and of Fortnite.

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30 Apr 2025

Our readingSociety keeps rebuilding itself around credentials, but the companies that build great things hire the people who do great work, not the people with the certificates.

Their wordsThere's ever more pressure to rebuild society more and more around credentials. Do you have this certificate? Do you have that proof? But companies that are focused on just building great products and doing great things gravitate towards people who do the great work.

↗Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #467youtube.com 2nd of 22 in this recording