Experience is over-rated.

When we ask for experience, we are in fact asking for a false safety feeling. We believe that if someone has been there, done that, there is a fair chance they might be able to magically make it happen again. For us. Now and in the future.

See what's wrong with this picture?

Here is not there, and the future is not the past.

Past success is in no way a predictor of future success - this much is a fundamental truth demonstrated over and over again. Because the context, tools, and challenges of the future are never going to match the ones of the past. Not to mention that (quite a lot of) people live their entire lives and fail to acquire the first clue about anything - they are experienced, clueless individuals.

So how do we predict future success, in order to calm our need for safety? The three things that I look for in people: (the minimum level of desired) Competencies (that cannot be easily trained within maximum 3 months) + (a healthy dose of) Curiosity + (a minimum amount of) Learn-ability.

Simply put, do not ask for more because you're wasting your time - and you'll pay the opportunity cost ... and don't look for the mirage of experience - better play the lottery.