No matter what people tell you, they will do something else when they think it’s in their best interest.
Like seriously, it’s in mine to keep those I train, but when I know there really isn’t going to be a place for someone to grow into — I’m going to keep them learning and growing till we can find someplace outside of the company. When we talk and someone doesn’t have plans yet, then turns around and puts in notice saying they have plans.
I feel lied to, and it makes me not want to help them in the community.
When it comes to funding and investors, how is it not a lie to think that making the best team is somehow not in the interest of investors? The best teams don’t get penalized for failures, don’t make egregious mistakes, and especially don’t make repeat mistakes. While being able to give people opportunities to learn, to be off without undue stress (to them, or to the team), and make money.
I suppose that’s the mindset of someone that only knows how to sell to investors in products. The kind of thing a team has one output and gets to make money off of from many different sales. That’s where one targets a 10x return. On a service though? 3x is more than respectful, 5x should be doing great.
But — apparently it isn’t. Why or how – has yet to be explained to me. Now there is something. If it cannot be explained, it doesn’t make the statement a lie. But close, IMO.
