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What's one interview question 
you ask every prospective employee?

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I'm fortunate that 
a bunch of my founding team

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is still with me,

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and we were friends off the bat

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so we can be very comfortable 
with each other.

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So, I'd say the first question 
I ask is actually,

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"Tell me your story."

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It may seem pretty simple,

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but really what I'm looking for

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is creativity,

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honesty,

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and probably the most 
important characteristic

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that no one ever talks about

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is sense of humor.

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If you can't roll with 
my existing team

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and laugh at 
the same jokes as us

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and get it done at 
the same pace as us,

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then you can't 
contribute to the team,

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and that would be 
horrible for you, you know?

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You don't want to be
in an environment

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where you don't really feel

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like you're a part of the family.

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So, I start from there.

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What's your story?

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Who are you?

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