An education :) Two start ups after phd and postdoc. Liked academia but couldn't afford it with two young kids. Joined a well funded start up. Was great for the

An education :) Two start ups after phd and postdoc. Liked academia but couldn't afford it with two young kids. Joined a well funded start up. Was great for the range of problems I got to engage with. Was eventually sold to a multinational and very quickly turned into a soul destroying journey into the abyss. So much dreadful politics and nastiness. Left for another start up and am enjoying it. Have been involved in more of the business side this time, which is also interesting (and maybe depressing). I think I like the early stages of making something new. Supporting production systems and generally being "in operations" isn't my cup of tea. Your experience may vary... Strangely mostly miss teaching rather than research. I do more research now, just don't publish it.