&gt; The risk of choosing the wrong person is so great, that it&#x27;s often better to not choose anyone.<p>This is a great way to hire &quot;People Like You&quot;. Look around at your team. How much diversity is there in age, race, gender, hobbies, college education, or even favorite TV shows? How many would be willing to tell you that you&#x27;re wrong, and stick to it in the face of a (to you) completely logical explanation of why you are right?<p>What you qualify as a wrong hire is not necessarily the wrong person to hire. If you&#x27;re so afraid to hire the wrong person that you will never hire someone you don&#x27;t instantly like, you and your company will suffer for the lack of different views.<p>Even that &quot;asshole&quot; can make you think about things in a different light.