YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube • Hacker News Board

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

#21

Post by lukeqsee » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:16 PM UTC

feross wrote: post #20

lukeqsee wrote: post #2

Poor guy. And I mean it. Google is a big mess of hierarchy, (yes, they're much better than the average -- that's not saying much). Their "eternal" startup mantra is just that. Looks like the world has lost yet another good hacker to the halls of the Googleplex. I hope he loves it. Unfortunately, I don't think he will. Kudos to all the work put in for YouTube Instant. Good luck to your future at YouTube!

Hey, author of YouTube Instant here. I just want to say one thing: I'll never stop hacking. Expect to see lots more from me in the future!

Awesome. I can't wait. Best of luck to you!

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by feross » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:16 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #15

astrofinch wrote: post #12

"Interestingly enough, the ambitious Aboukhadijeh was a software engineer intern at Facebook when he created Youtube Instant." Hm, I was under the impression Facebook didn't allow side projects. I suppose this doesn't apply to interns?

Programmers will do 'side projects' in their heads when you tie their hands, it's like painters having to paint and writers having to write. Not allowing side projects is opposing a force of nature. Silly move by facebook.

I've worked at Facebook all summer as an intern. Never have I been aware of any company policy that forbids side projects.

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by chopsueyar » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:17 PM UTC

What is YouTube Instant?

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by ashbrahma » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:21 PM UTC

astrofinch wrote: post #12

"Interestingly enough, the ambitious Aboukhadijeh was a software engineer intern at Facebook when he created Youtube Instant." Hm, I was under the impression Facebook didn't allow side projects. I suppose this doesn't apply to interns?

What are the IP implications?? Can FB claim the IP since he worked on it while working at FB?

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:24 PM UTC

feross wrote: post #22

jacquesm wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Programmers will do 'side projects' in their heads when you tie their hands, it's like painters having to paint and writers having to write. Not allowing side projects is opposing a force of nature. Silly move by facebook.

I've worked at Facebook all summer as an intern. Never have I been aware of any company policy that forbids side projects.

For interns that would be pretty weird anyway, after all, it's not like they are under the kind of employment contract where you could reasonably make the case for that.

In fact, your best interns probably do have side projects.

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:26 PM UTC

feross wrote: post #20

lukeqsee wrote: post #2

Poor guy. And I mean it. Google is a big mess of hierarchy, (yes, they're much better than the average -- that's not saying much). Their "eternal" startup mantra is just that. Looks like the world has lost yet another good hacker to the halls of the Googleplex. I hope he loves it. Unfortunately, I don't think he will. Kudos to all the work put in for YouTube Instant. Good luck to your future at YouTube!

Hey, author of YouTube Instant here. I just want to say one thing: I'll never stop hacking. Expect to see lots more from me in the future!

I never doubted that :)

Good for you man, make a go of it there.

Was HN your 'launch spot' ?

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by chime » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:41 PM UTC

tibbon wrote: post #19

Normally, does getting a job at YouTube require the same hoops to jump through as getting a job at Google, or are their HR departments and processes separate still?

Though it's been a while now, back in 2007 I was offered a job at YouTube without going through the interview process because I co-developed the now-defunct Chime.TV ( http://techcrunch.com/2007/06/12/chimetv-a-prettier-way-to-w... ) and won the Mashup Competition that year. I even confirmed to make sure I wouldn't have to go through the crazy Google hiring practices and was assured that "If you say yes, you don't have to interview - you have a job starting tomorrow on my team at YouTube." It seemed like a very cool proposition too - my code would be visible to hundreds of millions of people immediately. I would've accepted it had my life circumstances been different.

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

#28

Post by dabent » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 1:51 PM UTC

feross wrote: post #20

lukeqsee wrote: post #2

Poor guy. And I mean it. Google is a big mess of hierarchy, (yes, they're much better than the average -- that's not saying much). Their "eternal" startup mantra is just that. Looks like the world has lost yet another good hacker to the halls of the Googleplex. I hope he loves it. Unfortunately, I don't think he will. Kudos to all the work put in for YouTube Instant. Good luck to your future at YouTube!

Hey, author of YouTube Instant here. I just want to say one thing: I'll never stop hacking. Expect to see lots more from me in the future!

I want to publicly thank you for being cool and answering a question I had about ytinstant by email. Your instinct for hacking is an inspiration.

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by btilly » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 2:14 PM UTC

ashbrahma wrote: post #24

astrofinch wrote: post #12

"Interestingly enough, the ambitious Aboukhadijeh was a software engineer intern at Facebook when he created Youtube Instant." Hm, I was under the impression Facebook didn't allow side projects. I suppose this doesn't apply to interns?

What are the IP implications?? Can FB claim the IP since he worked on it while working at FB?

Facebook cannot because it happened in California, and California has strong protections. See http://law.justia.com/california/codes/2009/lab/2870-2872.ht... for details.

I'm firmly of the belief that this is very good for Silicon Valley. How many people do you know who work at a job and a startup on the side? In California that generally won't get you in trouble. Elsewhere?

Re: YouTube Instant Creator Accepts Job At YouTube

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Post by brosephius » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 2:25 PM UTC

just playing devil's advocate here, but why is slapping together an API with some javascript worthy of a job offer? what's so exciting about YT instant? from hurley's twitter message, it sounds like he asked this kid to drop out of stanford to join youtube, which sounds a little crazy. maybe I just have no imagination.

(congrats to the kid in any case)