This is the third article in last 24 hours in the top list where the author uses straw man to shove his own view forward by attacking an incorrectly interpreted opposing view. I hope it doesn't become a trend.
Using your nervousness level to gauge if you should go forward is as flawed as you can get. Some of the best achievers in their field--Tyson, Kobe etc.--admit to getting nervous.
Absolutely. The part where he says he doesn't feel nervous about doing a startup because he has a PhD from MIT. I almost threw up.
I don't know any start-up founder that cites his degree as a key motivation for doing a start-up.
All this is really sad because I think someone can write a solid post about the possible downsides of quitting your boring job and what precautions to take. This guy is trying to do that - but in all the wrong ways.
I don't know any start-up founder that cites his degree as a key motivation for doing a start-up.
Nowhere does the post suggest that a PhD is motivation for doing a startup. The point is that if you have a valuable skill (whether a PhD or experience as a successful VP), if you take a risk, you'll still have a comfortable position to fall back on.
I've interviewed a lot of people and I have to say having a PhD has never influenced me. I just really don't care. Can you code, are you smart, and can you work well with people? Those are much more important than how much schooling you've had.
Nervousness is not your fully-informed-and-purely-reason-based subconscious trying to convince your irrational conscious mind of the underlying facts. That's about the most backwards way I can imagine it.
Using your nervousness level to gauge if you should go forward is as flawed as you can get. Some of the best achievers in their field--Tyson, Kobe etc.--admit to getting nervous.