Ask HN: Hiring employees from Apple, Google, etc.

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Are there cultural differences between employees from the major tech companies that make their alumni more or less likely to succeed in a startup environment? As an example, given two candidates with 5 years experience at Google and Oracle, all else equal, what are the tradeoffs?

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Yes.

Assuming Oracle has a very strong corporate environment as I expect it to, one could presume that many of their employees might be less inclined toward taking initiatives, ownership, and the likes while perhaps being better at taking directives.

All else equal, we cannot fit people into a mold; your interview process should help you answer these questions.

My two cents.

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