> I think this is a false axiom that young people have more potential. You actually have very low signal about people that age. That's exactly why they have mo

> I think this is a false axiom that young people have more potential. You actually have very low signal about people that age. That's exactly why they have more potential: they're much higher variance. A lot of the "high-potential" people that have a bunch of experience will have already demonstrated this, and they'll be making $500k+ at a FAANG, which most companies won't be able to compete with.