Yes, I know PG isn’t picking a side in that ‘fight’. He’s pretending it doesn’t exist. He’s suggesting that anyone with the resourcefulness of a founder, who ha

Yes, I know PG isn’t picking a side in that ‘fight’. He’s pretending it doesn’t exist. He’s suggesting that anyone with the resourcefulness of a founder, who has access to that college network, could have an equal opportunity to find the magic combination of cofounders and ideas to make a Google. My point is that his empirical evidence and continued willingness to bet on startups that emerge from that path does not justify his claim that that path is the open for everyone to take. If you are among the stratum from whom startup founders and cofounders will most likely be drawn, then sure, 100%, these schools are a networking opportunity which will help you on that path. Great place to meet cofounders. If you aren’t, going to these schools will not make you magically able to take the financial risks needed to become a founder; they might make you among the smartest people some founders know, and get you a gig working for one.