Mike Drucker on Hiring

1.) buy company 2.) fire all the experienced talent who’d worked on the same AAA series for decades 3.) hire less experienced talent and give them less pay, impossible deadlines, and contradictory demands on said legacy game 4.) game bombs 5.) sell company as if clever move

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses short lines and white space, which makes a long post feel quick to read.
Follows a clear Hook → List → List → List → List shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → List → List → List → List
Style: Short lines with heavy white space, built to be scanned.
Tone: punchy
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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