Why I write? - part II sharing my journey to business

As I explained in an earlier post, I will explain why I am chronicling my transitioning into business from basic science. 

To begin, I was really inspired to a blog by a fellow science researcher, Steven Ma. I found out he worked at the NIH like me. He had an interest in business like me. Steven is now attending Duke Fuqua School of Business. He has a blog chronicling his time at Duke and his transition into business.

Browsing the internet, there aren't many resources for scientists who want to venture into business. There are some books out there (I have a book I want to recommend and I will review it in a separate post). I figure I can contribute to fill the lack of resources.

The culture in basic science has been to encourage people to go gain a PhD, start a laboratory group, and write grants. Talking to people in biotech business, very few science people have the business background. I feel science people have to make their own path to discover their path. In other industries, the path is more clear cut. For example, in finance, it is expect that a junior analyst will go business school to move up in an organization. The science field has never been clear cut though. 

At the end, I hope I can make an impact on someone who wants to get out of science. There is more to science than research and a laboratory bench. My journey should not only inspire but also guide other science people.