NBT #3: Don't Hire Specialists

Plus, qualities to look for in your first hires.

One thing Venmo did well in its early days was hiring smart, ambitious generalists vs. tons of specialists. This wasn't intentional or by design. It was more of a byproduct of the fact that we were all young and didn't know what types of specialists were needed. We didn't even know what product managers were.

Fast forward over a decade – I'm hired to run…