I finished my PhD in neuroscience, then went to work for a new biotech startup in the Bay Area. I did a mix of programming and chemistry automation there. Then

I finished my PhD in neuroscience, then went to work for a new biotech startup in the Bay Area. I did a mix of programming and chemistry automation there. Then I started a software company with a lifelong friend and after a couple years we found product market fit and it took off. We’re almost 100 people now. The work I do now has nothing to do with neuroscience, but I have zero regrets about my PhD. It was a fascinating period for me and I view it as an adventure I did in my 20s. I loved the work I did and it didn’t need to lead into something else.