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Yeah I appreciate all this advice, except for the "beer test". Come on man, I don't like to drink and I am a very nice and professional person. The beer test
by quuquuquu 9y ago
Yeah I appreciate all this advice, except for the "beer test".
Come on man, I don't like to drink and I am a very nice and professional person.
The beer test for social skills is probably worse than whiteboarding obscure algorithms to test technical skills.
- sixQuarks 9y agonot only that, but Paul Graham is the one that came up with the beer test. So for this author to say that nobody tells you these things is wrong.
- quuquuquu 9y agoHahahhaha. Agreed. To get a job at a startup that has received some funding is a bit of a weird dance. PG is all about growth and efficiency and hiring people who get shit done technically, because it's grow or die in this business world. But then the startups spend their time doing beer tests and extended interview cycles and whiteboarding tests? It seems some of these companies are content to run lifestyle businesses and just enjoy life on the runway.