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Well, he got really successful through his connections. There wasn't that much negotiation involved.

• charlesdm 11y ago
  That's just how the real world works, in 99% of the cases. You need to know your stuff, but past a certain point, it's almost always better to expand your network + meet new people than to put in an extra hour honing your craft. People don't just magically get handed a $200-300-500k job. You tend to get recommended by someone, through someone you know (i.e. friend, acquaintance).
  • msie 11y ago
    I tend to agree, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. More so in this case, he won a popularity contest. I will recommend people who I believe have the appropriate experience but this guy hardly has any.
  • karmajunkie 11y ago
    Can we go ahead and retire the whole meritocracy idea then?
• timroy 11y ago
  Hmmm. Where do you get that from this article, or his blog post? Sure, he did get the 23andMe interview from a friend. But Google? and AirBnB? and Yelp? and Uber? and Twitch? Man, that would be a lot of connections. Ben Horowitz carefully orchestrated a bidding war when it came time to sell his company. Qureshi "cracked the coding interview" and then orchestrated a feeding frenzy of a bidding war. A well-played hand. ;-)