17 things forgotten in Silicon Valley
When you come to Silicon Valley, you find yourself in an alternative world, where everyone lives in pursuit of Next Big Thing. But by becoming part of this close community with a single line of thinking, you forget about how the rest of the world looks and lives.
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Business Insider collected 17 facts from the life of the "outside world", which, according to Quora users, can shock the inhabitants of Silicon Valley.
The world is not only young guys
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There are not only people between the ages of 16 and 29 years. The world is very large, and it fits different age categories. There are middle-aged people and old people. And then there are women. And yes, it is hard to imagine, but the Earth is full of young children who do not grow up in video games.
People not only work
Rather, they do not work all the time. They still have a personal life that many prefer to separate from business and career.
It’s not necessary to change the world to be successful
Most people do not try to make "breakthroughs", they are content to masterfully work with what already exists.
Leaving university is an optional condition for success.
Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Depositphotos
Good old advice “graduate from college and get a job” is rarely ignored outside the technological world.
No one is looking for a job that would be an “exciting journey”
Most people just want to find a permanent place and the opportunity to feed their families.
Microsoft is still very popular.
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And yes, he is still pretty cool.
Not everyone has a Mac
In the real world, owning a Mac computer means one of three things: you are a student, and your parents bought you a Mac for successfully entering college; you are cool with finances; your parents are cool with finances.
Only income (and no other fictitious metrics) determine your success.
And not some percentage of attracting new users based on the base of three users.
Talented developers abound outside the Valley
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They everywhere. And they manage to live no worse, making even better decisions. Probably because there is much less fascinating and fascinating around them, so they have nothing to be distracted about (and in the Bay Area this shaft). Or maybe because their incentives and expectations are not the same as those of programmers in San Francisco.
In many cities, the transportation system works better (especially outside the US)
Moreover, in these places public transport is the most efficient means of transportation.
"Growhackers" called marketing directors
Not all hackers that hack.
Unicorns are not about business at all.
These are mythical animals from children's fairy tales, most often described as a white horse with bone horn protruding from the forehead.
You can't just start earning a six-figure amount right after college.
125 thousand dollars a year + bonuses - this is not a salary for everyone, a rare young man younger than 30 receives so much years.
Most people do not know what a startup accelerator is.
If you say “Y Combinator” in the real world, most people will think that this is some kind of device from an elaborate sci-fi series.
People outside the Valley are more excited about the Valley than its inhabitants
“Non-silicon” people value the Valley for its contribution to global innovation more than residents of the region who have long been indifferent to it.
Most people still live in hotels.
And in general, never used Airbnb.
Some people find technology boring.
They work in the field and don't care about technology. And they do not want to change anything.
As Forum wrote earlier, Silicon Valley companies are increasingly geographically depart from Silicon Valley.
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