Bezos: Never hire your friends before 40, only hire them after
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-05
Jeff Bezos, alongside Blue Origin CEO David Limp, shared his hiring wisdom: "When you're under 40, never hire your friends. When you're over 40, only hire your friends." Context: Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000 and personally hired longtime Amazon exec David Limp as CEO in December 2023.
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