anonymoose123

Lesson is: Not every post here should teach a lesson?

Agree that fun is in building the companies. But how long can you afford keep doing it (assuming you have family/commitment)? Success is what i call, you can keep doing what you like, not dependent on money, etc - iow, financial independence.

BTW, would be interesting to know the geographies of people who comment in this thread - say SF Bay Area, TX, MA, etc. That really adds new perspective to this discussion. My 2c.

Step 3: Profit?

(Seriously, it is easier said than done. Do you know how many small businesses failed?)

Yes.. white board problems and some go even a step wilder and share google docs (coding in google docs is really an art that needs separate mastery)

Do you think printing a matrix in spiral order is a simple problem. If an experienced person who spent 10 yrs on file systems didn't get that in a 30mts period, would you eliminate him/her? And oh btw, you are supposed to talk through your thinking process as well in that 30 mts... while youre at it, don't forget that semicolons :)

So, if someone fresh out of college who has time to spend lot of time on the sample interview questions he/she is better than someone with experience/expertise in a particular area?

Sure if the experienced person spends enough time practicing, can ace the interview as well. But he/she would rather spend time on interesting stuff than say, how to print a tree spirally and hundreds of other silly questions out there :)

What if the interviewer refuses to do it. You walk away? And remember, you're the one looking for a job and applied there (unless you're jeff dean, of course :)