Johnjohnson
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I am just annoyed that most entrepreneurial forums I come across have a negative view of college/institutions of higher learning. There was even an ad on youtube where this guru said the secret to getting a ferrari or lamborghini was to "DROP OUTTA COLLEGE" which is absurd.
In the Bay Are/Silicon Valley it seems almost everyone under 35 who has anything going for them is a college grad. They will communicate with each other, rather than the college dropouts who order primerica starter kits.
And if you do not attend college you also don't know anyone- no old classmates, no poker buddies from the dorm, no alumni network, no professors are available to you to brainstorm, make introductions, and offer references.
You might say networking events. How many intelligent, technical, college-educated co-founders will risk everything for you and your idea which is most likely viewed as silly? They will most definitely choose to co-found with a formally educated person over you.
Most coders worth their salt have college degrees. In any event a trained monkey can learn to code - they teach it in grade school these days. Most coders are not the brains of the outfit. Many tech entrepreneurs hire coders for peanuts to bring their ideas to fruition.
The difference is that those people with degrees know ten times more about the actual background, foundations, and multiple facets of the technology. They are the ones who ultimately invent new technology. Coders are the guys, often not too bright, that entrepreneurs can ask to resolve a tech question on a free internet site. And again, many of those coders have college degrees.
Also, if you are actually arrogant enough to believe you can self-teach yourself engineering of any discipline through ocw or something, go for it. Then, compare yourself with any chemical engineering major. See which one is more competent.
I really don't understand why people hate college so much. I'm 15 years old and even I understand it should be appreciated greatly.
The fact is you aren't as smart as you think. Just because your parents told you you were special doesn't mean you are the next Gates/Ellison/Etc. These people had incredible work ethics and intelligence levels to gain admission into their respective elite universities. They also took advantage of their universities cutting-edge software technology. They also met their co-founders there.
Did you self-study every aspect of your industry since the age of 12? Did F500 companies buy the rights to the software you coded in high school? If not, its probably time to stop tooting your horn about how you are the next revolutionary entrepreneur and start cracking the textbooks.
Bottom-line: Reading TMF doesn't give you any edge over anybody else. It's a self-help book that millions have read.
In the Bay Are/Silicon Valley it seems almost everyone under 35 who has anything going for them is a college grad. They will communicate with each other, rather than the college dropouts who order primerica starter kits.
And if you do not attend college you also don't know anyone- no old classmates, no poker buddies from the dorm, no alumni network, no professors are available to you to brainstorm, make introductions, and offer references.
You might say networking events. How many intelligent, technical, college-educated co-founders will risk everything for you and your idea which is most likely viewed as silly? They will most definitely choose to co-found with a formally educated person over you.
Most coders worth their salt have college degrees. In any event a trained monkey can learn to code - they teach it in grade school these days. Most coders are not the brains of the outfit. Many tech entrepreneurs hire coders for peanuts to bring their ideas to fruition.
The difference is that those people with degrees know ten times more about the actual background, foundations, and multiple facets of the technology. They are the ones who ultimately invent new technology. Coders are the guys, often not too bright, that entrepreneurs can ask to resolve a tech question on a free internet site. And again, many of those coders have college degrees.
Also, if you are actually arrogant enough to believe you can self-teach yourself engineering of any discipline through ocw or something, go for it. Then, compare yourself with any chemical engineering major. See which one is more competent.
I really don't understand why people hate college so much. I'm 15 years old and even I understand it should be appreciated greatly.
The fact is you aren't as smart as you think. Just because your parents told you you were special doesn't mean you are the next Gates/Ellison/Etc. These people had incredible work ethics and intelligence levels to gain admission into their respective elite universities. They also took advantage of their universities cutting-edge software technology. They also met their co-founders there.
Did you self-study every aspect of your industry since the age of 12? Did F500 companies buy the rights to the software you coded in high school? If not, its probably time to stop tooting your horn about how you are the next revolutionary entrepreneur and start cracking the textbooks.
Bottom-line: Reading TMF doesn't give you any edge over anybody else. It's a self-help book that millions have read.
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