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Starting a startup. Honestly, the lack of control I felt at interviewing at the top tech firms back in college and my only average GPA was a big motivator for m
by yesimahuman 9y ago
Starting a startup. Honestly, the lack of control I felt at interviewing at the top tech firms back in college and my only average GPA was a big motivator for me to start my own business. I hated the idea that my career was out of my control and would depend on whether I could answer challenging interview questions under stress or my GPA/school. This was also at the peak of the ridiculous mythical word problems Microsoft, Google, et al were known for, and those were not my forte whatsoever.
Best decision I ever made
- __julia__ 9y ago#RESPECT! that's a brave decision.
- secfirstmd 9y agoAgreed. Had setup a nonprofit before and was thinking about doing something different by joining a big commericial organsiation. Had the honour of being rejected by many of the biggest companies in the world - Google, Apple, Facebook, Stripe, Microsoft, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Statoil, Shell, KPMG etc. Its really quite impressive a list of organisations. :) Decided "Ah well, may aswell go and startup another business." Haven't looked back since.
- csomar 9y agoVery short answer. I assume you have had certain success with your startup. Do you mind expanding a bit on your experience.
- tedmiston 9y agoFor another perspective, my GPA was at the top of my graduating class in CS but I still had a similar train of thought as you. I fundamentally philosophically disagreed with how broken interviewing in the tech industry is especially at the bigger companies.
- nickthemagicman 9y agoWhats the name of your business?