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Paul English of Kayak, on Nurturing New Ideas
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Paul English favors teams of three people to get things done quickly. He gives employees freedom to test ideas, including one intern who was allowed to test an idea on the first day at work by writing the code. He says no innovation happens with too many people in a room, and its easier for two or three people to nurture an idea. A clicker hangs outside the door of the main conference room. It is meant to send the message that for things that one cares about you need about three people smart enough to move forward.
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English favors teams of no more than three people on projects, a trait he shares with Amazon's Jeff Bezos who favors small teams for results. He describes his interviewing style to get people to talk about real life experiences with work shown on a resume. He has a "no-neutrals" policy to keep people who are really excited about getting things done, gets rid of layers of management and gives a lot of freedom for testing ideas to see if they work. He almost did not make it to college because of D's in high school, apparently a result of boredom with structured learning experiences.
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