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Sure, but it's predicated on doing good work. If Paul didn't kick ass @ google, no one would have followed his work after he left. If he hadn't built something

• neilc 17y ago
  However, there might be some truth to the idea that Google alumni seem to be more successful at subsequent startups than alumni of, say, Microsoft, Amazon, or Sun.
  • ojbyrne 17y ago
    I can't actually think of any off the top of my head, but 10 years ago it seemed like there were microsoft employees with startups everywhere. I'm sure plenty of them were successful.
  • starkfist 17y ago
    Paypal has the most successful alumni network in the valley.
    • neilc 17y ago
      Right -- at least on a per-capita basis, anyway. Zuckerberg made an interesting comment at this year's startup school, when he said that he explicitly wanted Facebook to be a "a great place to be from" -- i.e. FB wants to be a good company where you can learn for a few years, and then go off and start your own venture to apply what you've learned. I thought it was refreshing to hear a CEO recognize and embrace that working for his company might only be one step in someone's career.