No resume ever crossed my desk. She still became Infovision's first employee.

Early 2000s, New York. I was building my second company and needed help. A dear friend and coworker's wife was at home. A few small jobs behind her, none that lasted. Curious. Willing to learn.

I hired her anyway.

She took the job seriously. Learned from scratch. Went on to set up our offshore center. Then client success. Then led the sales team. Things I never taught her.

I sold Infovision 14 years ago.

Fourteen years after my exit, she still works there. New owners. New systems. Same woman.

Nobody gave her that advice. She just did it. But watching her turned into something I now tell people when they join:

Don't measure this job by the paycheck. Measure it by your learning curve.

The paycheck grows with time almost automatically. But if your learning curve grows with it, you become someone no company can afford to lose.

She proved it before I could put it into words.

That is also why, when someone resigns, I ask one question: "What did you learn here?"

If their knowledge upgraded, I count it as my achievement. Even though they are leaving.

Founders, be honest: when a good person quits after learning everything from you,
is that a win or a loss?

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