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If you don't start with the advantage of a name-brand school and work resume then you have less to risk or distract you from your world-beating startup. An ast
by rfreytag 17y ago
If you don't start with the advantage of a name-brand school and work resume then you have less to risk or distract you from your world-beating startup.
An astonishing number of billionaires never finished college (http://www.pennylicious.com/2006/10/09/billionaire-dropouts/ http://www.pennylicious.com/2006/10/09/billionaire-dropouts/)
- pgbovine 17y ago(this is the tool/author here) yes i totally agree --- actually i've observed that people who graduated from name-brand schools are often more risk-averse and less likely to start their own companies, since they've been trained at a young age to take the safe and steady route through school and life. regarding your billionaires comment --- please note that nowhere in my article did i say that going to a name-brand school would make you more likely to strike it rich :) the advantages are most prominent when you want to stay within "the system" rather than venturing off into new territory
- rfreytag 17y agoGood comment - you would do well to balance your article with this unexpected risk-aversion result of having a name-brand academic and work pedigree.