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There's some good advice in this post[0] by Sam Altman as well as the two extensive discussions[1][2] it has sparked on HN so far :-) [0] http://blog.samaltman

• Calist0 10y ago
  I've read that blog post before :) Unfortunately, the advice directed to 19 year olds might not be best for me. Sam suggests a 3rd option: going to college for 2 yrs and then dropping out. A 20-21 year old drop out with no work experience isn't the same as a 30 year old dropout /w no experience. And a 22yo fresh grad is very different from a 32yo grad.
  • runesoerensen 10y ago
    Yeah maybe it doesn't all apply directly to your situation, particularly if you care a lot about building a CV. The post is largely about accurately assessing the risks though which I think is the important point - and it's going to be tricky to optimize for happiness/career/potential/security simoultanously. That being said, no one will care if you're 20 or 30 when you drop out of college and bootstrap your own startup :-)