Can't emphasize how important this is for a new hire (and for the startup):

Assign new employees an early win.Consider giving new recruits a small project they can accomplish during their first month on the job. Have them all spend five minutes presenting whatever it is they did at the next All Hands following their first day. It's an opportunity to make immediate impact and introduce themselves to everyone in a positive light. It'll also build camaraderie between folks who started within the same span of time.

Thank you. Where do I find the FAST17 paper and slides mentioned in here?

The counter point article - old habits die hard, but they do die - adds an interesting dimension too. Any theory that seeks to explain cause and effect relationship operates with in a set of constraints. A theory that works beautifully under one set may fall apart under another.

Thanks for posting this. For those who are interested in other #awsreinvent sessions, here is a compiled gist from stevenringo - https://gist.github.com/stevenringo/5f0f9cc7b329dbaa76f495a6...

Link: unlock origin's resources.txt at https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/blob/master/filters/...

Thanks. This is reasonable and useful advice. I like #3 - the less you know about a subject, the more complicated and scary it sounds.