Max Levchin: "The last time I got kids to drop out of college, they all bought houses for cash."

Re:Max Levchin: "The last time I got kids to drop out of col... by zach on Thursday June 28, 2007 @02:07AM (#31300)

Sure, what entrepreneur wouldn't love that -- smart CS students willing to drop out of a top college to join their company?

I'm sure you've heard that Cortez destroyed the ships his conquistadors sailed in on. If someone will do that on their own, well heck, that's a motivated employee. One who's not looking for massages and free Odwalla, either.

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Re:Max Levchin: "The last time I got kids to drop out of col... by Alex3917 on Thursday June 28, 2007 @08:36AM (#31358)

Getting college students to drop out of school isn't difficult.

After all, the less valuable your time, the lower your opportunity cost.

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Re:Max Levchin: "The last time I got kids to drop out of col... by jmtame on Thursday June 28, 2007 @11:16AM (#31387)

No, getting them to drop out is easy.

However, convincing them they should take a lower salary with you, instead of working for Google, becomes an issue.

I'm walking away from a startup right now because they don't understand they have a lot of competition. 1) other companies, 2) myself. I'm going to startup on my own because the terms are terrible at my current startup.

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Re:Max Levchin: "The last time I got kids to drop out of col... by Alex3917 on Thursday June 28, 2007 @03:21PM (#31439)

Except for that Google wouldn't actually them without a 3.7 and a degree.

/Those who don't understand the Google hiring "algorithm" are doomed to re-implement it.

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