At least you have “cool” degrees, if you were a business mayor, it would be even worse. I am not sure what are your expectations workwise in startups world, but

At least you have “cool” degrees, if you were a business mayor, it would be even worse. I am not sure what are your expectations workwise in startups world, but so far I could easily talk to (even advise) most of the programmers I met (and I am a business mayor). So, my guess, but it’s a well thought guess, is that you are already a top choice by raw skill, however, the chance that somebody will trust you with quality programming work without a github or a programming/CS background are very slim. This is rather ironic given the focus on skill that this industry seems to have. On another note, the fact that you (and me) have no github profile with at least a good polished project under the belt might imply lack of motivation/interest.