What Should Start-Ups Do With the Brilliant Jerk?

First time accepted submitter glowend writes "Cliff Oxford writes in the New York Times 'I define Brilliant Jerks as specialized, high-producing performers. They are not, however, brilliant business people, and that is what companies need during periods of rapid growth. There are a lot of hurdles to cross when companies move from start-up to growth, including dealing with chaos and changes in culture. But the biggest hurdle is dealing with the human factor — how you move, shift and replace people as the company grows into the next level of success.' So how do you make the best use of the Brilliant Jerk as your company grows?"

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[mcgrew]

People who take the most business risk are not those who accept salaried positions for jobs that somebody thinks to be necessary to make more profit, it's people who take the risk in terms of putting in their own savings, capital, time and effort into a venture that nobody ever guarantees to be a winner.

Bullshit, the people who put in the REAL risks are the ones on your fishing boat, building your skyscraper, replacing your roof, logging for the wood your business needs, the ones on your loading docks, the guy who empties your dumpster, the people who actually fucking WORK.

Sheesh, stupid damned rich people... taking a risk? It's only money. Put your fucking life on the line and maybe you can speak intelligently about "risk". And although they risk losing a few bucks, do they risk their lives? If they lose their investment they're not risking abject poverty, but their employees are. Risk, my ass. Everyone else risks far more than they do and they should shut the fuck up about risk..