I recall sometime around my 2nd or 3rd year in college someone remark that students go into engineering mostly from "blue collar" families. I never thought abo

I recall sometime around my 2nd or 3rd year in college someone remark that students go into engineering mostly from "blue collar" families. I never thought about it before that of course who would want to work so hard at engineering when you could go to law or b-school instead. Much later, I recalled when in high school, I was offered a scholarship in dramatic arts from a top school. I was very certain when I rejected the proposal that theatre would be a horrible way for me to earn a living. I was 17 at the time, how was I to know that as an adult people would commonly tell me I remind them of Tom Hanks and look like Robin Williams? I'm not sure that being from a tough or financial disadvantaged background makes one more appropriate or better at being an entrepreneur. However, it may make it so your apparent options direct you to being an entrepreneur. Two traits I find commonly lacking in entrepreneurs from tough or financial disadvantaged background are 1 - discipline and 2 - access to capital. I think both these attributes are more indicators of entrepreneurial success than anything else.