[Windcatcher]

In my experience, there’s no better way to sabotage a product-development project than to let Ph.D’s run it.

[Lance Romance]

I have a Chemistry degree and when I decided I wanted to go back to school, I decided to get an MBA instead of a Master’s or a pHD. This was for one simple reason, people who majored in the sciences/engineering typically have relatively no idea on people management or how a business work and I wanted those skills as well.

That being said, I still love science and I am happy that I have a degree in it, but I wouldn’t suggest it to kids getting degrees out there. It really can limit your upward mobility.

Also, I have met lots of pHD’s that I wonder how the hell they got their degree in the first place. They seem to be devoid of practical knowledge and common sense.

[fuente]

To an extent, that is true. I am a PhD Engineer that specializes in technology development, but I am an anomaly. People think that Universities do this, but they don't. Others turn to government labs, but they are likely to be no better since they do not have a profit motive either. It is a very long journey from technology readiness level 1 (TRL1, fundamental technology/scientific exploration) to deployment of technology (TRL7) in the form of products. To do so takes champions and a continuous guide that understands the applicable markets, funding agencies, relevant and competing technologies and the development process.