Something doesn't work in your thesis. If old thinking were that valuable in a startup trying to make a new technology, VCs would insist on hiring some seasoned

Something doesn't work in your thesis. If old thinking were that valuable in a startup trying to make a new technology, VCs would insist on hiring some seasoned devs. One of the downsides of working in an industry for so long is that is molds the way you think about problems. Things you deem to be critical might not be anymore, etc. Things you've been burned by that you avoid like the plague might be really useful now in light of new hardware. When experimenting and building new things, years of experience can actually be a pretty big burden that is hard to shed.