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A comment on Ask HN: Is pursuing a PhD worth it vs. starting/working for a startup?.

Re:Ask HN: Is pursuing a PhD worth it vs. starting/working f... by throwaway_exer on Saturday May 07, 2016 @03:20AM (#11648725)
HN sentiment is that startups are only worthwhile if you're a founder.
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Re:Ask HN: Is pursuing a PhD worth it vs. starting/working f... by hanniabu on Saturday May 07, 2016 @06:21PM (#11651608)
I can agree. Everything is fun and dandy at the start, but after a while the frustration of lack of benefits compared to friends or lack of influence/control in decisions, or lack of compensation will get to you.
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