That's definitely true (to an extent) in tech, but other fields aren't so lucky. A few months ago, a friend of mine who's a lawyer with 5 years experience told

That's definitely true (to an extent) in tech, but other fields aren't so lucky. A few months ago, a friend of mine who's a lawyer with 5 years experience told me that where he went to school for undergrad is still one of the most important things on his resume. Blew my mind. Other tech industries that are more capital intensive (bio, mechanical) are a lot harder to just start a business in, and for softer skills there's no way to quantify you to begin with so connections matter a lot for the first few jobs. Anyone could learn to program and start a web business, of course, but the barriers aren't quite so low in other industries yet.