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A friend of mine once got rejected from a big name company after a few months of interviews. Reason was that he did not have a PhD. It's hard to get into the bu
by axelroze 5y ago
A friend of mine once got rejected from a big name company after a few months of interviews. Reason was that he did not have a PhD. It's hard to get into the business.
You could try to start-up and then plan to get acquihired. Or go and do a PhD. It's never too late for more schooling.
- bayesian_horse 5y agoI'm not getting into any PhD programs though, because my CV is essentially radioactive (I tried...). I'm not getting any funding for a startup, for much of the same reasons.
- itsoktocry 5y ago>I'm not getting any funding for a startup, for much of the same reasons. I hate to ask why you believe this, because I see VC money being thrown at borderline low-lifes with mediocre ideas. There are so many "angel investors" on Twitter of companies I've never heard of... The SV bubble can warp your brain, but an outsider's tip is to focus on your idea before you start worrying about funding it...
- bayesian_horse 5y agoI live in Germany. I have looked into creating a startup. Bootstrapping doesn't mean I'll ever earn an income (I'm unemployed) and I may even lose my benefits. The chances of succeeding are excessively low, and the funding situation in Germany is very different. You mostly need to have revenue before you get funding. And when you aren't even employable on the normal labor market, then it is a lot harder still.