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Did you read the article? How in any sense of the phrase are these people taking shortcuts? The one inmate cited in the story acknowledges that he has a lot to
by brianchu 14y ago
Did you read the article?
How in any sense of the phrase are these people taking shortcuts? The one inmate cited in the story acknowledges that he has a lot to learn and that he's not actually going to start a startup after being released.
The one investor who is cited talks about being there to educate, not invest. The program itself is trying to get internships for these inmates when they're released. Internships are pretty much the bottom rung when it comes to jobs - starting with an internship and then working your way up is the complete antithesis of taking shortcuts.
- supahfly_remix 14y agoI was referring to the shortcut that got them into prison in the first place. These inmates should be learning how to fix cars, not how to be a VC. And, if they are ambitious enough, they can be an entrepreneurial car mechanics -- nothing wrong with that. An intern, that's ridiculous.