In Defense of the English Literature Degree | LinkedIn

I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in English. And that was the best decision I’ve ever made for my career; I firmly believe that that degree is the only reason I’ve been able to stay in venture capital.

Yeah ok I look nothing like Herman Melville but let a boy dream. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in English. And that was the best decision I’ve ever made for my career; I firmly believe that that degree is the only reason I’ve been able to stay in venture capital. As many students start to gravitate away from the humanities, whether by their own volition or by pressure of their peers or their parents, I want to take an article today to extol the value of these degrees, especially in the upper echelon of any field, and implore the experienced professional and the college youth alike to not

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