So, when you talk to various colleagues of this person, one of the things you should always ask is, “If this person joined my company, would you join?” And yeah, people may say, “I’m retired” or “I’m a VC now,” and all these reasons. But fundamentally you should hear in their voice, “Absolutely, yes.” At least some of the time. It doesn’t have to be a hundred percent of the time, but you want to hear that. And if you don’t hear that spark, there’s probably something there that’s worth really probing into.
