Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?

Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by mrwoggle on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:37AM (#26464330)

> and there is not a serious place on earth that would let me touch their codebase.

If you have already a CS degree and you spend a couple months refreshing your memory, you would be amazed what codebases you can touch.

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by mettamage on Monday March 15, 2021 @07:28AM (#26464641)

They won't let you touch it. I've sent out more than 100 resumes and got in at only two despite having a bachelor + master in CS. The one company that I got in severely underpaid me. This is in NL and I might be an outlier, but I'm beginning to see a problem. I also applied (in secret) when I got the job, my odds didn't improve.

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by WrtCdEvrydy on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:25AM (#26465165)

Send me a copy of your resume, check the profile.

Although NL might be a place where there isn't a lot of programming market, I'd be willing to bet the resume needs a bit of work.

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by M5x7wI3CmbEem10 on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:35PM (#26472680)

NL? Natural Language?

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by boring_twenties on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:59PM (#26472875)

Netherlands, I'd assume

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by mettamage on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:45AM (#26491145)

Netherlands

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by vntok on Monday March 15, 2021 @07:31AM (#26464666)

Most probably there's something else very wrong with your resume. The job being in high demand, your foot-in-the-door rate should be much higher.

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