I was a C++ developer at Be, that made an alternative OS called BeOS. Perhaps a few of you have heard of it (heh).
Unfortunately, I started too late, after the company had more or less given up trying to market BeOS as a standalone product. They had shifted their focus to internet appliances. We were working on the Sony eVilla at the time, which proved to be a huge disaster.
The company had been managing to get investments for 11 years, based on their excellent tech demos. But when the dot-com bust happened, the funding dried up. The company was acquired by Palm, and all but the 50 most valuable employees were laid off. I definitely wasn't in that elite group, so I was out the door.
That was the one and only time I've managed to get hired at an A-level tech company. I suck at marketing myself.
Unfortunately, I started too late, after the company had more or less given up trying to market BeOS as a standalone product. They had shifted their focus to internet appliances. We were working on the Sony eVilla at the time, which proved to be a huge disaster.
The company had been managing to get investments for 11 years, based on their excellent tech demos. But when the dot-com bust happened, the funding dried up. The company was acquired by Palm, and all but the 50 most valuable employees were laid off. I definitely wasn't in that elite group, so I was out the door.
That was the one and only time I've managed to get hired at an A-level tech company. I suck at marketing myself.