Daniel Yanisse

…possible. It turns out that the rate of deployment depends on getting permissions and electricians. Companies like ours have so much cash that the main limit is opportunities to deploy it.

One of the things in our book is that you should hire divas. They are a pain in the ass. But the divas that believe will drive the culture. Steve Jobs was a diva. Bill Joy is a diva. If you find these people, you’re probably going to work for them someday, so treat them well.

… don’t fire people, it’s really important who you hire. The people that you hire make your culture. We’d hire people who were special in some way. You don’t hire generic people — you hire people who have had stress and achievement. The best people to hire are CFOs who’ve gone bankrupt, because they’ve been through the wars.