This article is garbage for so many reasons. The worst offense is using the "don't be afraid to pursue your dreams" nonsense. That line is so old and cliche and that's not even the real takeaway here.
The most important takeaway for all you up-and-coming-CTOs-and-Founders is "Be the type of leader that can bring 40 of your engineers with you to your new company".
40 engineers is staggering. That's an instant engineering org. You start the ground running and you all have a common history and language. I would easily wager that Zoom wouldn't be the company it would be if Yuan wasn't the leader that could attract 40 current workers to his startup.
Somehow I ended up getting a perfect score in every category, which in my company is not typical and I was given pretty much no feedback.
I'm confident my manager was scolded for the score he gave me by his boss or hr.
Ever since he's given me the most middle of the road scores . The only take away I've gotten from this experience is that performance reviews in my company are more political then actually reflective of your performance.
The most important takeaway for all you up-and-coming-CTOs-and-Founders is "Be the type of leader that can bring 40 of your engineers with you to your new company".
40 engineers is staggering. That's an instant engineering org. You start the ground running and you all have a common history and language. I would easily wager that Zoom wouldn't be the company it would be if Yuan wasn't the leader that could attract 40 current workers to his startup.