Are there cultural differences between employees from the major tech companies that make their alumni more or less likely to succeed in a startup environment? As an example, given two candidates with 5 years experience at Google and Oracle, all else equal, what are the tradeoffs?
Yes.<p>Assuming Oracle has a very strong corporate environment as I expect it to, one could presume that many of their employees might be less inclined toward taking initiatives, ownership, and the likes while perhaps being better at taking directives.<p>All else equal, we cannot fit people into a mold; your interview process should help you answer these questions.<p>My two cents.