PhDs Who Dont Teach

There is a useful discussion going on the yahoo mailing list, Pakgrid. People are sharing their concerns about entrepreneurship in Pakistan.In particular, there is an email by Mr. Zeeshan Ul Hassan Usmani, which says:

Dear All

Thank you so much for all of your advice, emails, and suggestions. I’ve received a ton of responses through Pakgrid, privately to my inbox, and even couple of calls to say “hi”. It feels really “good” when you see a lot of people like you who are either facing the same problems, or are available to help you out, or provide guidance.

We have all the talent we need; we are performing on the fraction of our potential. We are even afraid to think big!

With the recommendation of my advisor “Get good education and Move to a bad neighborhood”, I returned back home a year ago. My dean (originally from Iran) at Florida Tech also used to tell me that “Zeeshan I would rather love to see you working in Pakistan as an above-average Pakistani, than a brilliant scientist in the middle east.”