Who Y Combinator Companies Want
Employees these days have a paradoxical role to fill. On one hand, the value in an employee is the ability to solve a problem. On the other hand, they have to market themselves as passionate people. The only way to do so is to exclaim interest in interesting subjects which often are directly tied to company concerns.<p>Say a company needs good testers. I would find it very hard to sell myself as a passionate tester. Instead I would say something that's actually interesting to me like AI or machine learning.<p>In order for something to be interesting, it has to be somewhat unknown. How can you be interested in something you have completely mastered and know everything about. It just becomes process for you.