So sad to wake up to the news that music god & genius Quincy Jones has died😢His work on Off the Wall with Michael Jackson was the first album to blow my mind, then Thriller. His catalogue of work is crazy. Love this Mack the Knife clip of him with Sinatra. Rest in power sir🙏🏽☺️

some of my notes from the Art of Hiring event earlier today: @rabois - don't hire anyone over the age of 30 - recruiters are probably ineffective but still important b/c they drive hiring momentum - it takes 3-30 mins to evaluate someone (probably 3 though) - undiscovered talent is mispriced. interns can be MVPs on teams - people who positively manipulate the world around them are great hires @bchesky - goal is to have smallest team possible (i.e. be the Navy SEALs... not the Navy) - be careful of B players. The old saying "A players hire A players B players hire C players" should go like "A players hire A players....and B players hire LOTS of C players b/c they are so bad" - be in the details. so much so that people complain. and then be in even more details. - when hiring someone, they are guilty until proven innocent. someone should be selling their case on why to join. @eglyman - looks for "aliens" and/or exceptional candidates with little competition - ranks candidates "strong no, no, yes, strong yes". won't hire people who have all yeses. - recommended to read great books on this like: Wooden on Leadership, Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success, High Output Management, and The Score Takes Care of Itself @mike_sheb - be a broken record. constantly repeat why you are here (mission, goals, etc.) - sweat the small stuff - ask candidates if they are in the phase of their lives where they can work like an olympian to help screen people out.

This weeks winner for MM's Showcase is solo dev, @tscombo80, with Universal Rivals! Universal Rivals is a 3D, 1v1 arena fighter. It is currently in development. Show support by following and keeping up with development on the game. I am excited to see more and a Steam page

Live shot of this @Amazon driver heading back to his vehicle after dropping off my package. Why does everything smell like weed?