Bio phd + 2 year management consulting experience. Long for start-ups and did two web start-ups before on the side.
Admitted into Hack Reactor, a front-end focused 10 week bootcamp.
Should I pull the trigger?
I will be 50 on my next birthday and I rebooted this past summer. Left my VP position and about to launch my first startup. Thirty is young. You have a lot of life ahead of you. Make sure you do what you love.
Age 30 is meaningless.<p>Kids? Health issues? Financial stability? Peace of mind? Quality of your idea? Research and Preparation? Co-founder?<p>Those are factors that might be more relevant.
Fascinating!<p>My sister actually decided to reboot her career around that same age (though she is older now). She had to go back to school as her earlier major wasn't a science major. She ended up <i>getting her bio PhD</i> and now works at a great university doing way more interesting stuff than she did before she chose to "reboot" her career. This fascinated me because she rebooted, and moved to the field you're looking to get out of and ended up happier.<p>Go for it! I think that's a great example of how different people are happy on different paths. If you feel like rebooting, do it.
There's no reason being 30 should stop you from living the dream. What <i>should</i> stop you:<p>- Other people rely financially on you<p>- You don't have a tech background<p>- You're bad at taking advice
I'm 30 and at the top of my game! I'm currently a developer with ambitions of a startup. Honestly, I'm in no hurry. Everyday of real world experience makes me smarter and more prepared for my own startup. Do the bootcamp, unless you have to pay, then forget that.
Do it if you're stoked on development and you're cool with being the ignorant one for a while. I dropped out of Econ PhD program at Duke after third year cause I thought software development was my dream and its been great.