Former Zillow engineer Jason Tan now calls striking out in his interviews for Microsoft, Amazon and Google the best thing to ever happen to him. It’s what led him to become employee No. 63 or so at Zillow, where he would develop a love for startups and eventually go on to become the founder of fraud detection company Sift.

“Because I was able to witness at Zillow firsthand how much impact I could have and how quickly you could move and how decisions could be made collaboratively … I just really admired that type of environment and I realized that was one of the big benefits that you get by working at a startup,” Tan said. “More impact, more opportunities for growth, and more connectivity to the organization.” READ MORE