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It was an enthralling interview, thanks so much for doing it! I've met folks who worked in Bell Labs and feel enormous envy for the opportunity they enjoyed by
by crispyambulance 6y ago
It was an enthralling interview, thanks so much for doing it!
I've met folks who worked in Bell Labs and feel enormous envy for the opportunity they enjoyed by working there. Sadly, Bell Labs now seems like a distant, never-to-be-repeated experiment. There's so much intense focus these days on short-term ROI and responding to market pressures. Creativity and discovery very much take a back-seat to predictability and keeping the stock market "happy".
Are there modern-day places like Bell Labs? Or am I idealizing what it was like there?
- vram22 6y ago>Are there modern-day places like Bell Labs? Don't know the answer to your exact question. But I wouldn't be surprised if there are at least a few (meaning tens, if not a few hundred) of startups / small and medium companies in the world that have at least a partly Bell Labs-like tech and innovation culture, somewhat modified due to being commercial entities vs. a research place. I have come across descriptions of actual such companies in the past.