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It means that if you have connections, a staggering initial capital, technical skills and education, a brilliant idea and a group of very talented friends you d
by lumberjack 14y ago
It means that if you have connections, a staggering initial capital, technical skills and education, a brilliant idea and a group of very talented friends you don't need to finish your degree.
Most people don't fall under that category.
- lutusp 14y ago> It means that if you have connections, a staggering initial capital ... You're thinking of Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs (with whom I worked), yes? In fact, none of them meet your description, and all of them started with virtually nothing except a desire to succeed. All of them started in a literal or figurative garage. This is not to disparage the worth of a college education, only to put it in perspective, at a time when tuition rates are rising much faster than inflation. It's too easy to assign successful people to a category after the fact, even if the fact contradicts the myth.