Wooing the Geeks: Smart Hiring Strategies

This is a story from 1998. Before the dotcom era (or at its start), before startups were common knowledge, etc. It shows the absurdity of those days... stupid spending, CEOs who talk well, but offer no value to the product development. Using used-car salesman type leading questions to "Sell" to potential hires.

I hope it wasn't posted to imply that it has any bearing on today's reality. But it is a funny flashback to those days when words meant more than substance.

Trilogy hasn't set the world on fire (insurance subsidiary?): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilogy_(company)

Epiphany got acquired: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany,_Inc.

Byron Krug moved on: http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?action=vmi&id=318...

Chris Ostroot appears to still be recruiting for Trilogy and 'successfully tapped 33 students from Carnegie Mellon's Class of 1998 -- more than any other technical employer recruited from that university this year. In August, at Trilogy's annual awards banquet (which Trilogians call "prom"), she was named the company's "Superstar" and was awarded a 1999 Saab convertible.' from http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/21/insanity.html?page=0%...

If the alternative is fighting off the glitz and the high-pressure sell from companies like Trilogy, I can see why top students from top schools might find starting their own company an attractive alternative.