How to get hired at Apple: get rejected by Facebook, get cloned, then wait for the call
jdluk87 · x · 2026-10-15
A developer sarcastically recounts his "easy" path to Apple: a $33K seed grant from Telecom Italia, quitting his job to go full-time (furious partner included), discovering million-dollar clones of his startup at a Silicon Valley startup school, getting rejected by Facebook, moving back home — and then Apple called. A classic tech-industry anecdote about luck and startup journeys.
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