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Ask HN: acquiring expertise in a field in order to start a startup?

I started Physics grad school this Fall, but I have recently considered dropping out in order to find a job in industry (I'd like to work at a startup). I know this could look really bad to employers, but I just have no motivation to continue my studiesRecently I've been working on a programming project on my own (a sort of video game), as a way to improve my programming skills, and I've been...

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Acquiring expertise in a field in order to start a startup?

I started Physics grad school this Fall, but I have recently considered dropping out in order to find a job in industry (I'd like to work at a startup). I know this could look really bad to employers, but I just have no motivation to continue my studiesRecently I've been working on a programming project on my own (a sort of video game), as a way to improve my programming skills, and I've been...

( Read More... | 1 comment | on HN )

Should I leave Austin?

I started Physics grad school this Fall, but I have recently considered dropping out in order to find a job in industry (I'd like to work at a startup). I know this could look really bad to employers, but I just have no motivation to continue my studiesRecently I've been working on a programming project on my own (a sort of video game), as a way to improve my programming skills, and I've been...

( Read More... | 1 comment | 2 points | on HN )