The interesting point in this that resonated is the elephant in the room that no one is every addressing which is background. For 99% of people FAANG is out of

The interesting point in this that resonated is the elephant in the room that no one is every addressing which is background. For 99% of people FAANG is out of reach... I am talking about globally. In fact that most of the people don't even get the chance to interview there and won't go through gatekeepers is what makes a lot of people go to startups. One of my best professional experiences was randomly joining a company with 0 revenue and going towards series A, opening offices in every continent. Did skills get me there? No... pure luck and wondering around the world searching for better opportunities with no-name school in 3rd world country and random career background where I knew in fact FAANG wouldn't every even spend more than a second on the resume.