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I see what you mean by overbetting on one idea, but please stop selling this point that they're throwing their lives away. That's unnecessary hyperbole. Even if
by ovi256 10y ago
I see what you mean by overbetting on one idea, but please stop selling this point that they're throwing their lives away. That's unnecessary hyperbole. Even if nothing works at all, which is rarely the case, because the BATNA is networking with YC alumni and getting a safety job at GooAmaBook, they've wasted 6 months to a year for the YC program.
- notahacker 10y agoYeah, people survive for longer on less at universities in the hope it will lead to something bigger, and aiming for 25 months' runway to see whether a product's getting anywhere is probably less of a gamble than betting on getting investment in six months time. Though the fact they found it necessary to move to one of the most expensive places on the planet to subsist on that $25k even though they didn't expect to be accepted into YC and weren't selling to other startups or needing to hire developers with niche skillsets at short notice speaks volumes though.
- user5994461 10y agoDegrees are much more valuable. You can only do it when you are 20 and it's for life! First of all, the most value of a degree is to give you your first internships and first job. It's the hardest to find, try to do that on your own to understand your pain. There are endless jobs that will require you to have a degree or will give you the priority because you have one: defense company, Wall Street, any classic entreprisey. Outside of SF/SV you don't get jobs by saying you've dropped out of high school cuz degrees are stupid cuz reddit said so.