I highly disagree with this. Big companies are big for a reason, they have found a way to create value for an extended period of time. Learning how they operat

I highly disagree with this. Big companies are big for a reason, they have found a way to create value for an extended period of time. Learning how they operate can be valuable. That doesn't mean everything they do can be used in a startup but some of it can. Plus paying off student loans and having a little of your own seed capital is better than scrapping by when you start your own venture.