Hiring for Innovation
Eric emphasizes the importance of hiring individuals with persistence and curiosity as key indicators of future success. He shares insights on the innovative hiring practices developed at Google, including the value of unique backgrounds like rocket scientists and athletes. Additionally, he illustrates how unexpected discoveries, such as cows' magnetic orientation, can emerge from a culture of open information sharing and experimentation.In this clip
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Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet
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