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It really depends on your definition of success. If you know enough Stanford grads - you’d know that many of them will consider themselves failures in life if t
by bradlys 4y ago
It really depends on your definition of success. If you know enough Stanford grads - you’d know that many of them will consider themselves failures in life if they haven’t founded and IPO/sold a company for $100m+. I know quite a few like this… I also know quite a few who did it and only think they’re a success in life because of said event.
- codefreeordie 4y agoIf you want to IPO a tech company and make a minimum of 9 figures, then going to Stanford is probably a part of the most reliable (or, at least, "least unreliable") path to doing so. Or, at least, it was back when Stanford was the kind of place that it is in the process of not being anymore. Even then, though, realistically if you're not already part of the "Stanford Set", following that path probably doesn't radically change your chances of success at that specific mission.
- tomc1985 4y agoDoes nobody tell them that they are being ridiculous?
- actionfromafar 4y agoThey will just look at you with an expression of pity and slight disgust.
- speed_spread 4y agoAt which point you can laugh while pissing on their Ferrari
- foobarian 4y agoThere is in fact a quite famous example of this, involving some kind of medical device. I blame Stanford/SV culture for that one.