> There can be concerns about the ability to actually write code, the ability to be practical, to be OK with working with unclean data, the ability to get stuff

> There can be concerns about the ability to actually write code, the ability to be practical, to be OK with working with unclean data, the ability to get stuff out the door and have a hacker mentality, etc etc. These all seem to be concerns of someone who does not what doing a PhD entails, really.