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I know you want to pitch SS but saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong. Indeed, attracting talent in Utah is going to be one of Amazon's bigges

I know you want to pitch SS but saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong. Indeed, attracting talent in Utah is going to be one of Amazon's biggest challenges if it opens an office there.

devmunchies 9y ago
> I know you want to pitch SS Frankly, I don't care either way. I work in downtown Seattle in Amazon's back yard. I just know SS has a healthy tech scene and not a lot of people know about it. > saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong What? Am I missing something?
- product50 9y ago
  Here are the top eng colleges in US: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering... Do you see UoU and BYU there in the top 50? I don't either. For contrast, 2 of Silicon Valley's univs are in top 5.
  - devmunchies 9y ago
    Ok, they are both top 100 for engineering and top 50 for business programs. I think you are confusing "great" with "top" or "prestigious". They are great universities. And college rankings aren't everything. Those universities put out a high volume entrepreneurs, more than most of the top 50 engineering schools. For example, I don't see most of the top engineering schools on this list: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHB_9l_UAAE8Fzn.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHB_9l_UAAE8Fzn.jpg
    - david-cako 9y ago
      I suspect this is a Utah cultural affect. Mormon attitudes and community culture VERY strongly promotes entrepreneurship. Missions are good sales experience too.
  - matrix 9y ago
    Here is the the list of top Computer Science programs: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings/page+2 https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch... #40: University of Utah.
jabbanobodder 9y ago
Staying close to SLC is the only way this can happen.

devmunchies 9y ago

> I know you want to pitch SS Frankly, I don't care either way. I work in downtown Seattle in Amazon's back yard. I just know SS has a healthy tech scene and not a lot of people know about it. > saying UoU and BYU are great universities is just wrong What? Am I missing something?

product50 9y ago
Here are the top eng colleges in US: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering... Do you see UoU and BYU there in the top 50? I don't either. For contrast, 2 of Silicon Valley's univs are in top 5.
- devmunchies 9y ago
  Ok, they are both top 100 for engineering and top 50 for business programs. I think you are confusing "great" with "top" or "prestigious". They are great universities. And college rankings aren't everything. Those universities put out a high volume entrepreneurs, more than most of the top 50 engineering schools. For example, I don't see most of the top engineering schools on this list: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHB_9l_UAAE8Fzn.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHB_9l_UAAE8Fzn.jpg
  - david-cako 9y ago
    I suspect this is a Utah cultural affect. Mormon attitudes and community culture VERY strongly promotes entrepreneurship. Missions are good sales experience too.
- matrix 9y ago
  Here is the the list of top Computer Science programs: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings/page+2 https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch... #40: University of Utah.

jabbanobodder 9y ago

Staying close to SLC is the only way this can happen.