[ryanSrich]

The overlap between would-be successful founders and people that can not only pass the interview exams, but function within a FAANG is probably very slim.

You need high conformity and extreme inside the box thinking to thrive in FAANG. Conversely, you need essentially the opposite set of traits to be a successful founder.

[lumost]

Curious why you believe you need in the box thinking to thrive at a FAANG. I haven’t seen anything more than what you’d need to keep up with customer expectations of what your kind of company should be able to do.