Comments on: Google on verge of becoming Silicon Valley’s biggest….but getting dumber too? http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BC http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-7092 BC Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:58:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-7092 With any GPA standard they wouldn't have hired Bill Gates or Michael Dell and numerous other verry savvy tech execs who didn't even finish college. College does not teach you to be 'savvy'. With any GPA standard they wouldn’t have hired Bill Gates or Michael Dell and numerous other verry savvy tech execs who didn’t even finish college. College does not teach you to be ’savvy’.

]]> By: Elpert http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 Elpert Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:35:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6318 Are you attacking the parking-lot-challenged? Are you attacking the parking-lot-challenged?

]]> By: Alpha24Seven http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6299 Alpha24Seven Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:20:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6299 Hiring by GPA is a stupid practice. Emotional intelligence is more important. How many of us have worked with the brilliant guy that never washes his hair? -- same guy has no idea the difference between a dinner fork and a salad fork and thinks wearing an emoticon T-shirt to a business dinner is appropriate. Furthermore, I've hired two Harvard MBAs. One was fantastic and the other was brain dead but had impeccable academic achievement. I'm serious when I say this guy couldn't find his car in the parking lot at the end of the day. Hiring by GPA is a stupid practice. Emotional intelligence is more important. How many of us have worked with the brilliant guy that never washes his hair? — same guy has no idea the difference between a dinner fork and a salad fork and thinks wearing an emoticon T-shirt to a business dinner is appropriate.

Furthermore, I’ve hired two Harvard MBAs. One was fantastic and the other was brain dead but had impeccable academic achievement. I’m serious when I say this guy couldn’t find his car in the parking lot at the end of the day.

]]> By: Vivek http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Vivek Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:56:30 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6277 I certainly agree with Richard. Sales and marketing requires skills which cannot be measured only by GPA. It must be considered, but it can't be the deciding factor. I certainly agree with Richard. Sales and marketing requires skills which cannot be measured only by GPA. It must be considered, but it can’t be the deciding factor.

]]> By: Richard Hemmer http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6275 Richard Hemmer Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:04:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6275 Well, regarding the hiring standards, maybe they've realized that GPAs aren't everything. Especially in sales, certain abilities and skills simply can't be measured in numbers. Well, regarding the hiring standards, maybe they’ve realized that GPAs aren’t everything. Especially in sales, certain abilities and skills simply can’t be measured in numbers.

]]> By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6273 Matt Marshall Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:51:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6273 Touche! Fixed. I'm not revealing my own GPA. Touche! Fixed. I’m not revealing my own GPA.

]]> By: rick gregory http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/comment-page-1/#comment-6271 rick gregory Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:03:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/google-on-verge-of-becoming-silicon-valleys-biggestbut-getting-dummer-too/#comment-6271 um... 'dummer'? um… ‘dummer’?

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