Forget the technical things. While in college, get a job in marketing. Get a second job in technology if you want, but chances are if you are a CS student that

Forget the technical things. While in college, get a job in marketing. Get a second job in technology if you want, but chances are if you are a CS student that can actually program, then the technical side is the least of your worries. Running a business is extremely hard for some people. Expose yourself to it. It would be even better if you worked for a smaller company to get a more holistic view of it. When I was in college my first job was managing the entire ecommerce side of our business from building to maintaining to figuring up innovations. There were 4 of us. I got significant experience in accounting, marketing, cash flow, customer service... everything. Having that exposure has helped me immeasurably thus far.