Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry?

Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry? by davrosthedalek on Monday September 03, 2012 @09:30PM (#4472645)

Follow up question: Anybody here managed to have both? That is, a career in academia, and some participation in startups?

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Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry? by CyberFonic on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @12:44AM (#4473160)

There are several. Probably the most famous of them is David Cheriton: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2012/08/01/professor-bil...

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Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry? by 001sky on Monday September 03, 2012 @10:00PM (#4472711)

One limiting factor is geography, startups tend to be clustered geographically. That may entail a commute (via plane) if your appointment is not local. I have seen this done before, but it to deal with hypotheticals is hard here.

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