I don't have anything really substantial to add to this topic, but I find it interesting I have some serious envy for the "talent" that is so in demand.
I went the easy route, chose the web development path in my education, rather than a more math heavy, software engineering direction. I've been slapping myself for years now, but this just rubs salt in my wounds.
Granted, I interview very poorly, am not the most articulate person (stutter and stammer a lot, etc) and I certainly can't at this point in my life up and move to San Francisco, so it is probably not important anyway.
There is still a high demand for talented web developers... You don't need a PhD in computer science to work for a startup. There's a lot of money to be made working on teams building MVP's.
I went the easy route, chose the web development path in my education, rather than a more math heavy, software engineering direction. I've been slapping myself for years now, but this just rubs salt in my wounds.
Granted, I interview very poorly, am not the most articulate person (stutter and stammer a lot, etc) and I certainly can't at this point in my life up and move to San Francisco, so it is probably not important anyway.