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Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players B players hire C players and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.

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Guy Kawasaki
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 30
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