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This is just another article that causes me to kick myself. I graduated from Stanford in 2010 but now am a pretty average, non-Silicon Valley programmer because
by asdfman123 9y ago
This is just another article that causes me to kick myself. I graduated from Stanford in 2010 but now am a pretty average, non-Silicon Valley programmer because I didn't want to do anything after graduating from college.
- jdoliner 9y agoWhy does this make you kick yourself? This is a guy writing an internet rant about how frustrated he is with the life you choose not to live.
- blihp 9y agoI think the implication is that as a Stanford grad he had a pedigree that would have increased his chances of getting funded... but he didn't have any ideas, so now he's using his name-brand degree to do the type of work that a degree from any school would have been fine for.
- bootstrapping 9y agoIf he or she does have some good ideas later, that real-world industry experience might come in handy.
- rdiddly 9y agoWell, take heart that just being from Stanford isn't a guarantee. If anything the middle-of-the-road job you have now is more of an ironclad guarantee than any VC-funded startup. Plus, you got to do what you wanted after college instead of flailing around and getting burned out. On the other hand, a Stanford degree is a signal, and will still serve you well for quite a few years yet. My name-brand diploma is decades old but I'm pretty sure it still gets me second looks and interviews more often than I'd care to admit.