> They hired a teenager to run one of their departments
Except they didn’t. The person in question was 28 when they hired him.
He was a teenager when he cofounded the company that was acquired for thirty billion dollars. But the taste of those really sour grapes must be hard to deal with.
> But the taste of those really sour grapes must be hard to deal with
Please don't sneer at fellow community members on HN, and don't reply to a bad comment with a worse one; it just makes HN seem like a more mean and miserable place. The comment would have been fine without that last sentence.
Much of this subthread is nothing more than gossip about someone people are apparently jealous of. Talk about a "mean and miserable place." Techbros upset that they didn't cash out as big.
> The person in question was 28 when they hired him.
Comic hyperbole darling. I know that's hard to understand, especially when you're one of the start up elect, who still believes.
But, FAIR is dead, meta have a huge brain drain, and Alex only has hardware and money to fix it. Worse for him, is he's surrounded by poisonous empire builders, and/or much more effective courtesans who can play zuck much more effectively than him.
Wang needs Zuck, and Zuck needs results. The problem is, people keep on giving zuck ideas, like robotics, and world models and AI sex bots.
Wang has to somehow keep up productivity, and integrate into meta's wider culture. Oh, and if he wants any decent amount of that 30billion, he's gotta stick out for 4 years.
I did my time and got my four years of RSUs from the buyout. my boss didn't neither did the CTO or about 2/3rds of the team. Meta will eat you, and I don't envy him.
> Comic hyperbole darling. I know that's hard to understand, especially when you're one of the start up elect, who still believes.
Please omit patronizing swipes like this from comments on HN. You have no idea what the parent commenter "believes", but we know very well that sneering like this only makes HN worse. Please take a moment to remind yourself of the guidelines and make an effort to observe them in future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
noun: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
but yeah sure, I'm seeing you, as someone who jumps to the defence of someone who wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, as someone who still believes that startups make you rich.
Wang doesn't need you to protect him, he's got people to do that for him.
I could not imagine being as salty as the original poster seems to be about Alex Wang. To hold that amount of hate for a superior that is more successful than you can’t be good for the soul
Except they didn’t. The person in question was 28 when they hired him.
He was a teenager when he cofounded the company that was acquired for thirty billion dollars. But the taste of those really sour grapes must be hard to deal with.