[benreesman]

I don’t know what the conventional wisdom is these days, but speaking for myself, I felt much more equipped to tackle the huge undertaking of being more entrepreneurial after seeing how a really serious software shop is run.

As for getting the big company job, it’s a weird time over like the last two months and the next two months, but this will soon pass.

Everyone hates leetcode interviews. I hated being interviewed in that format, and I hated interviewing in that format. It is what it is. It’s a test like the SAT or LSAT or GMAT or anything, arguably not as hard. It’s basically nothing to do with the job at the lower seniorities. I think people would be less psyched out about it if they viewed it the same as cramming for any other test. A high score on the LSAT doesn’t make you a good lawyer, it’s a loose proxy metric at best, and you game it by studying.

By virtue of a) hanging out on HN and b) hanging out in a thread about Nix you’re clearly curious and paying attention, so go get that marquee job, and take the experience with you when you start your venture! I’ll be rooting for your success!