Get the PhD (unless you really feel like it is going to mentally destroy you) In my 20 years career in tech (dotcoms, startups, academia), there have been seve

Get the PhD (unless you really feel like it is going to mentally destroy you) In my 20 years career in tech (dotcoms, startups, academia), there have been several times when having a PhD would have come in handy for pay bumps, funding, new jobs, and interesting projects, etc.