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There is probably a little bit of confirmation bias: anyone who didn't end up at a large-name company probably dropped off the radar. Maybe he wasn't the top en
by alain94040 15y ago
There is probably a little bit of confirmation bias: anyone who didn't end up at a large-name company probably dropped off the radar. Maybe he wasn't the top engineer, if he went to work for zarklxyr.com. Oh, but Facebook, that's impressive, he must really be good.
- rpearl 15y agoI was disappointed that zarklxyr.com was not a real link.
- jchonphoenix 15y agoI assume you're referring to starting their own startups or joining one correct? While I agree there likely is some confirmation bias, I can at least say that I included those who joined startups. The sad part is, there are very few of them. When I was thinking of starting a startup at CMU, I was completely blown away by how little people there cared about taking risks. In 2010, the only startups people knew about were really Palantir and Facebook. In 2012, people at CMU actually still buy the tagline that Facebook is a startup. It would be great if someone could change this, but as of right now, I'm relatively certain there is less confirmation bias than you think.