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"It's also the same reason why many startups don't train people for jobs and instead expect them to be already experienced."

Most A players don't have experience with your specific stack. The A players who do can contract for 3-4x what a startup can offer (and 1% equity offers won't change their mind). Which is why startups end up hiring mainly B players.

Nothing wrong with a solid B player btw.



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