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Comment by BonoboBoner | Hacker News Reader

woah... and I always thought Google was THE place to be.

I am amazed he left Facebook.

Why not? Surely a combination of Google and Facebook experience is more valuable than an equal amount of experience at just one or the other.

I can see how you'd choose FB over Google coming in from the outside but if you get the chance to work with both it seems like a smart choice.

It's the place to be, if you want an 8-5 job (it ends up being much more than 8-5).

I don't blame him for taking the job. I just hope he keeps up his entrepreneur's spirit. He's already shown an entrepreneurial bent, just imagine what he might have done on his own. (Based on what he did, it could have been wonderful.)

Imagine what he can do with all the resources of google behind him.

Kudos to you for responding to comments like these with patience and class. The cynicism on here about doing anything other than starting your own business drives me up the wall, but comments like yours help me keep my head.

I was wrong with my original assertion that he is a "poor guy." He is on top of the world right now. He's got a huge opportunity in front of him.

I was wrong, and the patience of HN people is amazing. Thanks.

I think there is always danger when you take an 8-5 job that you begin to lose your desire to "hack"; I don't think he will. I can't wait to see his work, and, as always, wish him the very best.

Thanks, lukeqsee. I appreciate that. While I understand that its not unheard of for 8-5's to swallow good hackers, there are plenty of people with the drive to hack working day jobs, and not necessarily because they aren't brave enough to take the plunge.

I'd also like to point out that startups can cause hackers to lose the desire to "hack" as well. After the initial stages, so much time is required on other things that hacking often falls by the wayside, and often is never really picked up again.

Have you actually worked for google? Where do you get your information? Not everyone works 80 hours a week there, and plenty of smart people have walked through its halls, left to do their own thing, and sometimes even came back after their company was acquired. It's not a dead end, like you seem to suggest.

Also, are you familiar with the term, "the sum is greater than the parts?" Pooling resources and talent is often more effective than trying to do everything on your own.

It was... 10 years ago.

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