Put another way "Hire for strength not lack of weakness."
Put yet another way, the strengths can yield asymmetric upside, while the weaknesses, if truly known and not deal-breakers, could have limited downsides, especially if it's a weakness like "doesn't have x years of experience"
Put another way "Hire for strength not lack of weakness." Put yet another way, the strengths can yield asymmetric upside, while the weaknesses, if truly known and not deal-breakers, could have limited downsides, especially if it's a weakness like "doesn't have x years of experience"