Stripe co-founder John Collison views hiring as "branches of a tree." "When you hire this person, you're not only bringing them, but you're bringing their effect on the culture, and all the other people they're going to bring in with them, and the norms and the working style they have that will spread throughout the company." "As time goes on, you have less and less influence on the company, and all the new people you’re bringing in have more." @collision at @ECorner