A failed startup is not necessarily a bad thing. Depends on a lot of factors like how far it got, what funding was used, and challenges that were overcome. A p

A failed startup is not necessarily a bad thing. Depends on a lot of factors like how far it got, what funding was used, and challenges that were overcome. A person who has business, financing, customer, technical, and product management exposure is likely a very promising asset to a company. How often do you find those qualities in a graduate student where academia itself gives you little real world experience? Need some good internships to back up that degree.