Well, it sounds like we want to live our lives in different ways. Which is fine. In any case, as I said, academia does have its downside. So, I think, does work

Well, it sounds like we want to live our lives in different ways. Which is fine. In any case, as I said, academia does have its downside. So, I think, does working for a large company, or starting a small one. Life is full of trade-offs. > In startups, you can more easily explore ideas and change them without worrying about evaluation methodology. Ultimately, your criteria for success are simple: how many users do you have? how much money are you making? etc. I find this comment odd. First, how can I explore something in a startup that isn't going to make anyone some money? That sounds like a severe restriction to me. Second, it seems strange to name your evaluation criteria ("how much money ..."), but also say you don't need to worry about it. Of course you need to worry about it. A company that doesn't make any money is going to die.