Late December 2000, 2nd and Folsom in SF was completely full of BizDev types talking into their cell phones. Around April 2001, pink slip parties were still ha

Late December 2000, 2nd and Folsom in SF was completely full of BizDev types talking into their cell phones. Around April 2001, pink slip parties were still happening, but people were getting nervous. VC funding had completely shut off, I think. Late December 2001, 2nd and Folsom -- tumbleweeds and homeless people. Recruiters went from being suckups to being sorta mean. They never liked us in the first place. Interviews became brutal. The best way to survive was learning a little business and knowing the difference between a cost and a revenue center.