Gurley explains that struggling Silicon Valley companies suffer brain drain due to abundant alternative opportunities.
“In Silicon Valley, when you have a company on the outs, there are so many job opportunities around here. You get the brain drain, the creative talent leaves.”
Gurley reveals SpaceX Boca Chica average age is 29, matching early NASA when his father wrote reports at 26.
“The average age at Boca Chica is 29, which is fascinating. Yeah. Yeah. And it was funny because I asked my dad, was that true at NASA?”
Gurley says SpaceX maps rocket clubs at colleges and high schools for recruiting like athletic programs do.
“I found out from this HR person that that SpaceX is mapping the rocket clubs at the college level and the best high schools. Right.”