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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by eli_gottlieb on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:59PM (#17595473)
>I believe things can't go well in general in any area where money comes from organized begging ("proposals", "apply for funding"), driven by reputation ("publications", "impact factor") and where the bad eggs can't even be fired ("tenure")

So you're never, ever gonna work with venture capitalists?

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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by 1996 on Monday July 23, 2018 @04:44PM (#17595808)
Being in crypto, fortunately I won't have to.

One of the few benefits of ICO: you can now raise money without having to bother with VCs. That's a nice evolution.

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