I live in the middle of nowhere, where there's nothing going on. So my choices are either travel somewhere "exciting" or fly guys to my city. Last year I did it three times (fly them in, I mean). Once it was sort of a dud and the other two times it was awesome. I'm about to do it again, and I know the wisdom is to never hire someone you've never had at least a couple of hours with, but I'm willing to take the plunge again.
So, knowing that I'm going against common sense, what advice would you give to help me decide on the right guy? Is it possible to get a sense of that other person before meeting them WITHOUT making them feel like they are wasting their time? or am I just crazy?
thanks!