My bigger worry with that mentality is it seems slightly demeaning to the startups. "Here's a developer that wasn't good enough for us, maybe he's good enough f

My bigger worry with that mentality is it seems slightly demeaning to the startups. "Here's a developer that wasn't good enough for us, maybe he's good enough for you though". Given that Google is investing in the companies, that should _not_ be the attitude they have towards them.