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Examples are abundant. Stephen Wolfram would be a prominent example. The "I need X, but existing X is nonexistent or crappy, so I'm going to make my own X" thi
by glimcat 15y ago
Examples are abundant. Stephen Wolfram would be a prominent example.
The "I need X, but existing X is nonexistent or crappy, so I'm going to make my own X" thinking seems to be a common motivator. Technically-competent entrepreneurs often fall into this case.
Meet some more grad students and you'll get a clearer picture of this fairly quickly. This is at least a consideration for many engineering grads.
- hugh3 15y agoWolfram's one example. Most of the founders of Intel. Genentech. The vast majority of biotech or nanotech startups. You won't find too many PhDs starting companies that make web apps and iPhone games, though. They're starting companies in the really high tech areas, areas at the forefront of technology that folks without PhDs don't understand just yet.