How would learning about cutting-edge tech ruin your career? Are you an historia... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		tim-tday 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is it worth taking a year off? How would learning about cutting-edge tech ruin your career? Are you an historian? If you’re in tech just found an LLC (legal zoom $300) call yourself founder and CEO. Declare it as stealth AI startup on LinkedIn. Even if you never release anything (unlikely) The valley loves failure so you’re fine either way. “Founded a startup that never went anywhere” is not an uncommon story.

thepaulthomson 19 days ago | [–]

Not going to lie, that sounds so tempting.

But I guess that's the point of the original question, quitting basically puts me on an entrepreneurial path

gaws 18 days ago | [–]

> How would learning about cutting-edge tech ruin your career?

The year-long gap in his resume could be a red flag to recruiters.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact