Why Aren't Weirdos All Around?

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In San Francisco, it was the first place I went that just felt like I could be in a room full of weirdos. College kids today obsessed with getting jobs at Facebook and Google,. They study how they interview just as much as people study how to interview how to get into Goldman Sachs. And so, what's interesting is that at first, you see the explosion of CS majors in school. But that's not actually the case. The numbers are deceiving. It wasn't something they enjoyed doing at all.

What happens when the unconventional becomes conventional? Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell discuss how the startup world has changed from being dominated by outsiders and nonconformists to now attracting more mainstream conformists looking for status and money. They share stories of what the tech scene was like when they were in school - and how radically different it is today, while offering their advice around navigating a world that doesn't always reward nonconformists embarking on risky entrepreneurial journeys. Don't just think different, act different.
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