Successful entrepreneur, self-taught, currently in an earn-out that will last another 3-4 years. Decided to go back to school and get a Bachelors in CompSci/Data Science from a well-known university and will graduate in May. Took grad level courses and TA'ed which I enjoyed.<p>Do I continue on for a PhD in Machine Learning (specifically RL) or go back and get a job?<p>Door #3: do independent research during this period and then decide, but then I wouldn't be part of a face-to-face community which I find very satisfying.<p>Objectives:
1) Maintain healthy work/life/exercise balance
2) Make a significant contribution to this new field.
3) Set up good runway for the remaining 10-15 years of my career.<p>Thanks!
Given your objectives -- assuming no restrictions during your earn-out period. Go find another early-stage company or two that you can help. Industry conferences should prove a target rich environment to find them > <a href="https://tryolabs.com/blog/machine-learning-deep-learning-conferences/" rel="nofollow">https://tryolabs.com/blog/machine-learning-deep-learning-con...</a>