pretty decent NYT article about recent grads.
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Nice post! Why can't one do both though? That is, get a "real job" and work on creating a company as a side-project.
^^^ Pretty hard in finance due to trading restrictions and outside affiliations rules.
Interesting article, but as they noted at the end of the article, most start ups fail, regardless of the pedigree of the person behind it. So unless you really, really believe in an idea, and have the wherewithal to stand behind it, its best to remain an office monkey.
Anyone have a nonbarrier article ref?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=NY+Times+create+own+job
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