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ugh. there's plenty of time to start companies, but those 4 years of "not needing to worry about food or paying rent" are unique.
by dhouston 18y ago
ugh. there's plenty of time to start companies, but those 4 years of "not needing to worry about food or paying rent" are unique.
- mdolon 18y agoTotally agree.. as a recent (may 08) graduate, college didn't feel very productive in terms of starting a company but I do think I had the time of my life. I tried to spend most of my time enjoying the experience of having so many great people around me and soaking up the myriad of information from my classes. While I didn't end up starting a prosperous business in undergrad life, I did network like crazy and tried to learn a few skills to help me in my career choice (entrepreneurship). That's one thing I don't think I regret or would tell my younger self to change. Don't get too caught up in work to miss out on the incredible experience that is college!
- vaksel 18y agothe thing is that in those 4 years you can take it slow. You don't have the added stress of running out of money to pay for rent etc. 1-2 hours per day on a startup in college is no big deal. You have so much free time in college, that you can easily fit in doing a startup, going to class and having a decent social life.
- markessien 18y agoThen what's the point of being young?
- vaksel 18y agoI'm not saying you need to be a monk and focus entirely on your startup. Think of it an additional class you have to go to every day. And I dunno if its being older talking, but at this point I look back at all that time that I wasted, and feel like I've wasted an opportunity
- dotcoma 18y agoyou really think 1-2 hours per day will cut it? if you were the only one doing a startup, then, and only then, maybe so...
- pg 18y agoYeah, I agree there. You should only start a startup in college if you can't help it.