Getting into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It’s Ever Been

Re:Getting into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It’s Ever Been by ren_engineer on Thursday August 10, 2023 @02:04PM (#37079605)

does FAANG even mean much anymore? The hiring standards at those companies dropped massively in the last 5 years and the majority are just leetcode grinders who would make terrible founders in most cases

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Re:Getting into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It’s Ever Been by nine_zeros on Thursday August 10, 2023 @02:44PM (#37080089)

The hiring standards at FAANG continue to be high - but only on leetcode. They are literally hiring code monkeys who can type fast. Imagine hiring a robotic keyboard powered by chatGPT. That's basically it.

What's worse about FAANG? The work culture itself is terrible. It's all about politics and PIPs and processes. The only people who continue working are people who need the money, not necessarily the brightest.

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Re:Getting into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It’s Ever Been by blueyoda on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:15PM (#37083942)

Which FAANGs in particular are you talking about? And where do the brightest go?

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Re:Getting into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It’s Ever Been by ren_engineer on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:27PM (#37092087)

this was my gut feel about it, FAANG hiring process other than Amazon really puts no emphasis on actual product/business skills. Google is the prime example of what happens when you have a bunch of people really good at leetcode with minimal focus on entrepreneur type skills. Results in a bunch of stuff getting built and then shut down a few months later

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