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This website stands as one of my greatest assets in terms of resources, knowledge, information, and motivation to get myself up out of bed each morning and create something new for the world. However, I believe a lot of people have misrepresented MJ's philosophy on the terms of education. It's all I ever see on this website is discouragement to attend college, telling kids my age to "drop out and go start and fail businesses" instead of advising them to attend an institution of higher learning. Let me break it down for you:
To start a business, you need money, an idea, a better process for that idea, and connections from people.
Comment if that's wrong!
Most 18 year old kids don't start out with fantastic amounts of money...
Dropout's Money Outlook:
Dropouts Process:
A Dropout's Network:
So for those of you who absolutely adore dropping out and failing when you could be succeeding, more to you. As for me, I choose college.
To start a business, you need money, an idea, a better process for that idea, and connections from people.
Comment if that's wrong!
Most 18 year old kids don't start out with fantastic amounts of money...
Dropout's Money Outlook:
- A high school degree or GED leaves you little in terms of opportunities to begin accumulating money
- Most jobs require more time than the money being received
- A drop-out must either pay for an apartment, or pray their parents will give them charity
- Attending college provides amazing opportunities for overpaying jobs that give INTERN-LIKE EXPERIENCE!
- Your time in college is nearly expenses free for as long as you stay in. This means no loans, no housing costs, no meal costs for 4 ENTIRE YEARS!
- Overpaying Jobs + Lessened Costs + Business Knowledge = A HEAD START
Dropouts Process:
- Find an idea
- Learn the small, pointless stuff required in business the hard way through mistakes
- Have the ability to obtain needed resources that keep a business running
- Find an idea
- Be learning the backbone and foundation of business practice WHILE you are starting it
- Gain resources from the college, from grants, from professors
- Have backing from mentors who will streamline your process, that will make each and every attempt exponentially better
A Dropout's Network:
- Run around town and online searching for people and convincing them you're worth it
- Sniffing a$$ for people until they finally find you useful
- Immediate connections with professionals, professors, and the University itself, all who LOVE students with passion for success
- Access to a network of already successful alumni's who can aid and expand your network
- Every student on campus, every fraternity on campus which leads to national networks, every organization on campus, every. single. thing. about. college.
So for those of you who absolutely adore dropping out and failing when you could be succeeding, more to you. As for me, I choose college.
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