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Paul, what about idea incubation? I went to a school similar to Yale in the mindset of Investment Banking, Consulting and Law School was the end-all-be-all; wou

• pg 18y ago
  What is idea incubation? Working on your startup's business plan while in school? Sounds like premature optimization. Or more precisely, what Trevor calls "turd polishing." If you want to start a web/software startup, the best thing you can do while in school is just start hacking with your friends. Maybe a company will grow out of it, maybe not, but you'll get the two most important ingredients for a startup: expertise and co-founders. But hack, don't plan.
  • aswanson 18y ago
    ...don't plan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing
• anamax 18y ago
  > Investment Banking, Consulting and Law School was the end-all-be-all; wouldn't this be a great resource for interested students to mix/match with successful alumni, interested board members and a rich network? You tell us - what, exactly, do such folks have to contribute? (I'm sure that they're great lawyers, but does John Doerr invite any of them to dinner?) If they're such a great startup resource, where are the startups?