undefined | Better HN

0 pointsethan_g9y ago0 comments

If you define "really make it" as making millions every year, yes that's rare. But if it's making 300k+ per year, there are multitudes of math-types doing that, and not much luck is involved.

0 comments

kozikow9y ago

> But if it's making 300k+ per year

In Silicon Valley it's not uncommon to see new grads (not even PhD) getting 200K total first year compensation. I was comparing quantitative finance vs silicon valley as a career for mathematically inclined software engineers. You won't end up poor either way.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

kozikow9y ago

> But if it's making 300k+ per year

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse