HR and Lawyers Nailed in the Lobby

"He reserved special scorn for HR, saying, ‘The last person you want to hire in a startup is an HR person. They are the destroyers of companies. They’re the ones that write the binders and tell you what the rules are and how much everybody gets in grade seven.’"

"He would latch onto any function or person in a company whom he felt impeded the rapid advance of the business or devised rules and processes he found irksome."

"He reserved a special place for lawyers, ‘I’d have them nailed up in the lobby.’"