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Quite an interesting story. I guess I am a few years behind you, as in I just graduated a year back and get offers from startups which i accept/turn down. I oft
by anuragramdasan 13y ago
Quite an interesting story. I guess I am a few years behind you, as in I just graduated a year back and get offers from startups which i accept/turn down. I often wonder how these startups would end up and where I would be relative to them. But I guess what makes the most sense here is the part that says "you made the decision that was right for you.". That kind of seems like the right line of thought.
- nostrademons 13y agoFWIW, during that time period (07/08), I talked with about 10 startups about joining as a founder or early employee. DropBox is the only one still in business today. So I think that the Paul Buchheit post that Joe linked is pretty accurate: "How to be right 90% of the time: predict it'll fail." It's just that you only need one success. I've had other reasons for staying at Google as long as I have, though, and I wouldn't necessarily consider it a failure.
- anuragramdasan 13y agoIndeed. Success is a little more complex to measure than being employed at DropBox or Google. And also varies from person to person.