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A wave of young professionals are abandoning the pinstriped suits, outsize paychecks and cutthroat attitude of Wall Street for the geekier, more collegial world of tech startups.
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There Is HOPE
Great article showing Wall Street employment falling as startups capture hearts and minds of the young and gifted. While I don't want to bite the hand that put me through college, my father worked on Wall Street, I do want great minds to MAKE THINGS not just shuffle money.
I'm sure such a characterization isn't fair to Wall Street, but I see Wall Street as unlikely to cure cancer, solve our energy problems or save the world. I understand the "money is at the core of everything" argument, but don't believe it.
Money Is As Money Does
Money is usually dedicated to its singular mission - the production of more money. Living out on the hairy edge of startup land may mean starving a little but it passes the Steve Jobs test. Jobs famously said if you can't look in the mirror every morning and be excited and LOVE what you do then why do it.
Startups not Wall Street will save the world and that is both a sign of the times and HOPE for our futures.