From my two years at university, I've had interesting conversations with friends specifically about starting something. Here's the problem: from what people h

From my two years at university, I've had interesting conversations with friends specifically about starting something. Here's the problem: from what people hear in the media, college folks have this idea that START UP = GET-RICH-QUICK. And on that basis, it is not hard to get someone to be your cofounder. Of course, then I explain to them that while this could make us really rich, it also has tremendous risk and that I start start-ups FIRSTLY because it is my passion before anything else. At that point, almost everyone I know just finds it easier to maintain their good GPA instead of risk their GPA and degree for a start-up. A good test I have is asking someone what they would do if they are taking an exam and find out midway through that their high traffic server and website is down.