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At Crossroads Here Between Doing An Msc Mse @ Ntu And Working On A Start-up That Revolves Around Battery Recycling. [m22] I Will Not Promote Anything, Just Needed Some Advice

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While the title is fairly self-explanatory, I'll further expound upon the dilemma I currently face.

Option A entails going to NTU and spending a year picking up courses that fit my professional goals well. I'd graduate with a degree from NTU and build connections in the region while becoming more technically skilled. I would then go back to my home country and pursue the start-up idea. The issues with this are that it will take a year (or possibly more) and an education loan to get around to working on the start-up. While time is one factor, I don't know how I'll pay back a loan while working on a business that would require further investment.

Choosing Option B would mean I start working on the business right away, going to different battery manufacturing plants in the country and investigating current recycling processes being implemented. Furthermore, I plan on signing up for exhibitions and understanding what everyone else is doing and what I can bring back to my country, after which I work on implementation and possible integration with battery companies. Why I hesitate with this is because I come from a chemistry background with a concentration in materials chemistry and I have no entrepreneurial background. I thought perhaps a master's degree at NTU will help build some technical and global credentials to help develop global connections?

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