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There is some prior art on this concept. http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html Speaking of cool places to work, there is of cou
by gregwebs 18y ago
There is some prior art on this concept.
http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html
Speaking of cool places to work, there is of course Google. But I notice something slightly frightening about Google: zero startups come out of there. In that respect it's a black hole. People seem to like working at Google too much to leave. So if you hope to start a startup one day, the evidence so far suggests you shouldn't work there.
- Raphael 18y agoFriendfeed came from former Google employees.
- josefresco 18y agoKey word being 'former'. Seems the brilliant work comes either from people who aren't yet an employee, or already were and left. Is Google just a giant Y Combinator?
- neilk 18y agoNo, what you are seeing is that individually creditable work occurs in the pre- and post-corporate employment stage. Which is practically a tautology. There are plenty of epic technical achievements within Google. In fact, it's practically expected. The rest of the world just hears about these innovations, on average, three years after they happen. If they ever hear about them.
- webwright 18y agoHuh? Lots of startups come out of there. http://www.google.com/search?q=ex-googlers http://www.google.com/search?q=ex-googlers I think two founders in our YC class were Googlers.