huh? Here in SF, a good chunk of engineers I met work for startups, and alot of them are not really known. Some have their own startups. It is just accepted, a

huh? Here in SF, a good chunk of engineers I met work for startups, and alot of them are not really known. Some have their own startups. It is just accepted, and startup failure is just part of the normal life in here. After a startup fails, few people will get burned and just seek stable employment on a large company, either for good, or just to save some money so they can start another startup again. Some just jump to the next startup available. Part of life. Unless you are getting paid lots of cash, the best engineers are not necessary working for the big companies out there. HP and Oracle cubicle culture, are downright depressing.