It seems like such arbitrary conditions you set in order ...wait a minute, I just noticed the website is "growthsensei.com", that's like Guru level 88?
I read some of the comments about employee passiveness. Sometimes it's tough for an employee to put themselves on the spot like that. What if the conversation doesn't go the 'right' way?
That mock monologue is actually really spot on. I just recently left our bootstrapped startup and had a pre-emotive conversation shortly before doing so. It played out just like that.
I shared this link on HN already but since its so relavent here it is again. I wrote about why I still left. But didn't write about the conversation I had. And you hit it on the head. http://mustefa.com/looking-back-at-my-ux-career-in-2012/
Ignore baconface. Great review, it's interesting to see things from a developers point of view. I was hoping to see more of what you learned in design. I might make some speaker deck presentations myself.
Pretty meh. As much as there's a sea of ideas out there, ever increasing is the see of dev and design talent. Get over yourself. If there wasn't such an arrogance around your post I may have given it credence. I can tell you more, but my feedback requires you sign an NDA.
I agree with the people calling the solution as bogus. I'm not a pro python developer, but I can sure vouch for the skills of many developers I've worked with based on my experience in working with them. And that's a fairly accurate recommendation.
Though a question, related to the article I linked, how specific do you get in trying to define your guys culture versus being malleable to change. Do you have an example?