>> Well again, I think, and I've had to answer this question
for students over the last couple of years.
And I think the first thing is what do you want to do?
Not what do you want to be, what do you want to do?
How do you want to spend your time?
And I'm careful not to say follow your passion
because you don't always get paid for following your passion.
But what do you want to do that would allow you to be self-sustaining
and be paid sufficiently that you can enjoy life.
And to the extent that somebody wants to be in the world of science and engineering,
then you know, the first question is do you, would you enjoy working at the interface
of science and technology in business?
And even if you don't, it would be I think to your benefit to be able
to understand the key aspects of business, because that's what's going to somehow,
whether it's an external business that's paid to support your research or your activities.
Whether you're employed by a business that's supporting your technical endeavors.
Whether you're in acad demission that is being exported externally or perhaps
through taxpayer funds that are coming from somebody who is paying taxes.
The ability to wed the direction of science and technology
with a business acumen I think is going
to make you a much more valuable contributor for whatever it is you're doing.