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I have had absolutely no issue with this, personally. I have gotten multiple FAANG offers and have turned them down every time, and I still don't have any on my

I have had absolutely no issue with this, personally. I have gotten multiple FAANG offers and have turned them down every time, and I still don't have any on my resume. What's the rush? They're always hiring -- niche, smaller, lesser-known, earlier-stage companies are not.

kyawzazaw 6y ago
> What's the rush? FIRE is one reason. External validation is one reason. Life after school nonclarity is one reason (this ticks a box). Even if you have ideas to start a new company or venture, there is the brand value(e.g you will see many article like "Ex-FAANG employee quit their XXX,XXX 6-figure job to pursue Y) Lots of PR value there. Many new startups literally use the fact that their current employees previously worked at a FAANG company as part of their recruiting info, about-page, pitch.
- TrackerFF 6y ago
  Even YCombinator advocates on flashing (team) prestige when pitching you startup. https://www.ycombinator.com/library/8d-how-to-build-a-great-series-a-pitch-and-deck https://www.ycombinator.com/library/8d-how-to-build-a-great-... Section: Team
- thebradbain 6y ago
  I have yet to meet a funded startup (YC or otherwise) that wouldn’t match the cash component of salary to within $20k of a FAANG salary+RSU schedule, so long as you have said offer in hand when negotiating (and thus, the equity becomes much more of potential bonus than lottery ticket you depend on ). Maybe pre-seed-stage startups pay much less, but I really haven’t run into any issues around feeling like I’m missing out on significant salary benefits, so FIRE seems to still hold. External validation and PR — eh. My own experience differs, in tech and outside of tech. Personally, way back when, I turned down multiple Ivies to attend a small liberal arts college relatively few have heard about and have absolutely no regrets — people who have actually affected my life have heard of it, and I think it’s gotten me to where I am much faster and easier than going the conventional route.
  - kyawzazaw 6y ago
    Those startup are equally (if not harder) to get in. So I am not sure what you are trying to compare against. > people who have actually affected my life have heard of it I mean that is probably true and will be true for many. This also means that you are in a social network of people who are sort of knowledgable and somewhat well off. I am sure the undergrad education at Grinnell or Haverford is on average pretty much the same at Harvard or Princeton. More so with computer science, nobody is learning more exclusive algorithms at these more name brand schools. But clearly, you can't deny the name brand factor that positively influences many other ventures.

kyawzazaw 6y ago

> What's the rush? FIRE is one reason. External validation is one reason. Life after school nonclarity is one reason (this ticks a box). Even if you have ideas to start a new company or venture, there is the brand value(e.g you will see many article like "Ex-FAANG employee quit their XXX,XXX 6-figure job to pursue Y) Lots of PR value there. Many new startups literally use the fact that their current employees previously worked at a FAANG company as part of their recruiting info, about-page, pitch.

TrackerFF 6y ago
Even YCombinator advocates on flashing (team) prestige when pitching you startup. https://www.ycombinator.com/library/8d-how-to-build-a-great-series-a-pitch-and-deck https://www.ycombinator.com/library/8d-how-to-build-a-great-... Section: Team
thebradbain 6y ago
I have yet to meet a funded startup (YC or otherwise) that wouldn’t match the cash component of salary to within $20k of a FAANG salary+RSU schedule, so long as you have said offer in hand when negotiating (and thus, the equity becomes much more of potential bonus than lottery ticket you depend on ). Maybe pre-seed-stage startups pay much less, but I really haven’t run into any issues around feeling like I’m missing out on significant salary benefits, so FIRE seems to still hold. External validation and PR — eh. My own experience differs, in tech and outside of tech. Personally, way back when, I turned down multiple Ivies to attend a small liberal arts college relatively few have heard about and have absolutely no regrets — people who have actually affected my life have heard of it, and I think it’s gotten me to where I am much faster and easier than going the conventional route.
- kyawzazaw 6y ago
  Those startup are equally (if not harder) to get in. So I am not sure what you are trying to compare against. > people who have actually affected my life have heard of it I mean that is probably true and will be true for many. This also means that you are in a social network of people who are sort of knowledgable and somewhat well off. I am sure the undergrad education at Grinnell or Haverford is on average pretty much the same at Harvard or Princeton. More so with computer science, nobody is learning more exclusive algorithms at these more name brand schools. But clearly, you can't deny the name brand factor that positively influences many other ventures.