I have a great respect for philosophers, and I consider myself a philosopher too. Look at Alex Karp at Palantir (Doctorate level in Philosophy) and Stewart Butt

I have a great respect for philosophers, and I consider myself a philosopher too. Look at Alex Karp at Palantir (Doctorate level in Philosophy) and Stewart Butterfield at Slack.. both were trained philosophers, and ended up building very successful companies that are relatively outside of what they studied in school.