These are very wise words, and if we had been a large and mature company, I'd probably have room for him, even though he didn't deliver according to expectations. However, we're a startup, and our ability to move fast, is our only chance at success. When I finally had to let him go, I even told my investor the following; "The guy is amazing. If we gave him 5 years, he'd probably come up with something that's way smarter than I could come up with - However, we don't have 5 years, we've got 6 months, and I need the stuff 'yesterday'".
However, in the end, his (lack of) social skills and ability to start fights over tiny and mostly ridiculous things was the tipping point for me. It was painful, but I had to let him go. When he had left the office, I contacted every single recruiter I knew on LinkedIn though, and before he made it back home he had a new job with a common acquaintance of us, who runs a much larger company, and can afford to have people do "deep dives for years" in solitary environments, where team work and such are less important ...
I still hold great amounts of respect for the guy, although I admittedly feel sorry for him - However, I suspect the feeling is not mutual ... :/
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These are very wise words, and if we had been a large and mature company, I'd probably have room for him, even though he didn't deliver according to expectations. However, we're a startup, and our ability to move fast, is our only chance at success. When I finally had to let him go, I even told my investor the following; "The guy is amazing. If we gave him 5 years, he'd probably come up with something that's way smarter than I could come up with - However, we don't have 5 years, we've got 6 months, and I need the stuff 'yesterday'".
However, in the end, his (lack of) social skills and ability to start fights over tiny and mostly ridiculous things was the tipping point for me. It was painful, but I had to let him go. When he had left the office, I contacted every single recruiter I knew on LinkedIn though, and before he made it back home he had a new job with a common acquaintance of us, who runs a much larger company, and can afford to have people do "deep dives for years" in solitary environments, where team work and such are less important ...
I still hold great amounts of respect for the guy, although I admittedly feel sorry for him - However, I suspect the feeling is not mutual ... :/