[rdouble]

This approach worked at Google. However, as you point out, it does seem like there is a fundamental problem. Yahoo! is not pre-IPO Google. Or post IPO Google. It's not even pre-IPO Yahoo! What skilled programmer with good grades from a top university is even considering employment at Yahoo! ?

[jack-r-abbit]

Maybe one that sees the risk/reward to be pretty equal to (if not better than) that of some random unknown startup?