Danish Khan's Thoughts Entrepreneurship, Programming, and Life

A few summers ago I was privileged enough to get a fellowship to work on a research project when I was attending University of California, Irvine.  Professor Patterson who was the professor overseeing my research was a big help in me deciding that I really enjoyed the culture of working in a startup because that is how he made the fellowship feel for me.  I was allowed to work for however long I wanted and during the times that I felt were best for me.  The only objective I had was to get to a certain stage for the end of the summer presentation (after the jump).  I would have few meetings with him throughout the summer to show him my progress, but other than that I was on my own.  In the beginning it was very overwhelming and scary because I had no idea where to begin, but overtime it became easier and a lot of fun.  I would work late hours on my own free will just because I wanted to get to a certain point in the my to-do list.  It made me realize how most startups require you to work late hours and have flexible schedules, which I enjoy a lot.  Also, the fact that even though it was Professor Patterson’s research project he gave me the responsibility of doing it how I felt was best as long as the project got done and did not have any bugs.