Re:Ask HN: What is the advantage of a formal CS degree for ...
by jacquesm on Sunday April 18, 2010 @06:36AM
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Your resume sounds like a 'dream co-founder', both business and technical experience. PG suggesting you apply to YC is probably exactly what hacker news' function is for YC, spotting great talent early on, it also probably means that any application you come up with will be looked at very seriously.
A formal degree is great when you're job-hunting, and to prove that you can go the distance, that you've got stamina. The level you're currently already operating at I doubt that you will get much benefit from such a path, it will keep you 'off the market' for a couple of years and who knows what kind of opportunities will pass you by in that time.
There are lots of people here that think they're ready to go and do a start-up, either because they don't currently have a job or because they're sick of school. Most of them are not 'ready', you - as far as I can see from your brief intro - are 'more than ready'.
A formal degree is great when you're job-hunting, and to prove that you can go the distance, that you've got stamina. The level you're currently already operating at I doubt that you will get much benefit from such a path, it will keep you 'off the market' for a couple of years and who knows what kind of opportunities will pass you by in that time.
There are lots of people here that think they're ready to go and do a start-up, either because they don't currently have a job or because they're sick of school. Most of them are not 'ready', you - as far as I can see from your brief intro - are 'more than ready'.