Loved your post. Very articulate and nicely written.
I've been amidst the academia -> industrial fun transition myself this past year, absolutely best decision i've made in the past half decade.
One point you only lightly touched on, but which I think is worth restating is this: in academia theres this frustrating sense of "if you're not narrow, you can't be deep", whereas I see a lot of the more sophisticated bits of industry really valuing folks who strive for broad depth.
Would you agree with that assessment?
(admission: i'm presently having a go at building some tech products/tools that tie into a whole range of my researchy interests)
One point you only lightly touched on, but which I think is worth restating is this: in academia theres this frustrating sense of "if you're not narrow, you can't be deep", whereas I see a lot of the more sophisticated bits of industry really valuing folks who strive for broad depth.
Would you agree with that assessment?
(admission: i'm presently having a go at building some tech products/tools that tie into a whole range of my researchy interests)