Having been part of that hiring process during the first bubble, we'd drop a lot of older, skilled candidates for "cultural fit", which was related to the exact

Having been part of that hiring process during the first bubble, we'd drop a lot of older, skilled candidates for "cultural fit", which was related to the exact same things as to why I wouldn't really want to be in a SV startup at my current age. * Candidate asks about overtime? Probably won't work late with us during crunches. * Candidate won't take equity in lieu of a pay cut? Doesn't get at all what our mission is. etc. etc.