Why Hiring for Fit Works at Start, But Eventually Fails You at Scale

Hunter Walk
3 min readNov 26, 2015

I was DMing Wharton Professor Adam Grant before he even finished delivering the talk describing different startup hiring models and their correlation to success or failure.

“Adam, what was the research you were referring to?” I was almost afraid to look at his reply, like Indy averting his eyes when the ark is opened. This is too much for us to know! The actual research about whether culture fit hiring impacts success or not!

Hunter Walk

You’ll find me @homebrew , Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap . Previously made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin .