Fang

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 20, 2022 by Michael Seibel · across every show →

Everything said about Fang, oldest first

Apr 20, 2022 negative
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Seibel: Technical founders grossly misunderstand value of FAANG jobs
“Technical founders often misunderstand the value they can get out of Fang. And misunderstand is an understatement. They grossly misunderstand what value they can extract from a Fang job and what value they can't extract.”
Michael Seibel Apr 20, 2022 ▶ 0:58 Why You Should Leave Your FAANG Job · Y Combinator
Nov 1, 2022 positive
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Taggar: Working at a startup is the best founder preparation
“I think the best environment for this is working at a startup. You both get to see how a startup works from the inside, and your colleagues will be less risk averse than the average FANG employee.”
Harj Taggar Nov 1, 2022 ▶ 13:00 Should You Start A Startup? | Startup School · Y Combinator
Sep 12, 2025 positive
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Masad: Generalist experience decays exponentially as a startup's headcount grows
“Join startups as early as possible. Like, obviously, you can think of it as Sort of exponentially decaying curve or like being the first, being the founder, you get the most journalist experience being the, you know, first employee. And then by the time you ge…”
Amjad Masad Sep 12, 2025 ▶ 34:02 The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad · Y Combinator
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