> So many careers are being ruined before they’ve even started because data science kids went straight from undergrad to being the third data science hire at a series C company
This is something that bothers me about the industry in general, but thankfully seems rare inside tech giants.
My perception is that VC companies in pursuit of the next unicorn idea believe it can only come from a young mind, and so pile money and opportunities onto young people who aren't ready for that responsibility. Either they crash and burn, or they are carried over the finish line by multiple investment rounds then swan off, thinking they did it all themselves, to go through the experience again as an angel investor.
This is something that bothers me about the industry in general, but thankfully seems rare inside tech giants.
My perception is that VC companies in pursuit of the next unicorn idea believe it can only come from a young mind, and so pile money and opportunities onto young people who aren't ready for that responsibility. Either they crash and burn, or they are carried over the finish line by multiple investment rounds then swan off, thinking they did it all themselves, to go through the experience again as an angel investor.