I've bounced around a few companies, and all the smartest people I know are in the semiconductor industry. Some of them - self-proclaimed hardware engineers - would write better code than what I've seen come out of lifelong software devs. They have crazy deep, specialised knowledge on so many fields it boggles the mind.
There's no real divide between startups and corporations in terms of talents from what I perceived. The industry was in general seething with talent.
There's no real divide between startups and corporations in terms of talents from what I perceived. The industry was in general seething with talent.