TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Andy Rutledge on what requirements he has when hiring people.

I did none of this alone. In all of my business successes I’ve had help; usually it was significant help. And that’s an important point; as a business owner and manager it is your job to build the sort of environment and culture that succeeds because of mutual, coordinated effort. If you do it all yourself you’re building nothing and whatever success you have will be only one thin layer deep. In business, this amounts to worthless and irresponsible behavior. So here I’ll offer some advice and insights into hiring the kind of people to help you properly build your business.

My favorites are 2 and 7.

(Via Jorge Quinteros.)