A Ph.D. with a huge backlog of student loans is probably the last person I would expect to see foregoing a regular salary for a large amount of risk and uncertainty.
In my version of that quote, I think it would make more sense for really talented, smart engineers to leave school, with or without a BS, and start a company.
In my version of that quote, I think it would make more sense for really talented, smart engineers to leave school, with or without a BS, and start a company.