When I was young(er), I was an idiot. Or maybe I was more of an idiot. It could be that Mr. Zuckerberg is suffering from the same problem right now.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Bill Janssen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:janssen@parc.com">janssen@parc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">Paul McNett <<a href="mailto:p@ulmcnett.com">p@ulmcnett.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
</div><div class="im">> Jeremy Fishman wrote:<br>
> > Not sure how that might/might not apply to you, but I would be more<br>
> > careful. It's also just plain insulting to some.<br>
><br>
> Indeed. I was insulted by the "young" and put off by the<br>
> "aggressive". What happens when you put several aggressive types in a<br>
> pit together? Aggression is to be avoided or circumvented at all<br>
> costs, in my book!<br>
><br>
> Good luck finding young aggressive python coders that are also smart.<br>
<br>
</div>Maybe they're taking success advice from Mark Zuckerberg:<br>
<br>
“I want to stress the importance of being young and technical,” he<br>
stated. If you want to found a successful company, you should only hire<br>
young people with technical expertise.<br>
<br>
“Young people are just smarter,” he said with a straight face. “Why are<br>
most chess masters under 30?” he asked. “I don’t know,” he<br>
answered. “Young people just have simpler lives. We may not own a<br>
car. We may not have family.” In the absence of those distractions, he<br>
says, you can focus on big ideologies. He added, “I only own a<br>
mattress.” Later: “Simplicity in life allows you to focus on what’s<br>
important.”<br>
<br>
<a href="http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/26/start-up-advice-for-entrepreneurs-from-y-combinator-startup-school/" target="_blank">http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/26/start-up-advice-for-entrepreneurs-from-y-combinator-startup-school/</a><br>
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