Why young entrepreneurs should skip university(postdesk.com)

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Why young entrepreneurs should skip university

http://postdesk.com/blog/young-entrepreneurs-university-youth-investment-fund

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I get what you're trying to say, and in addition to the CEO's you have mentioned, there are actually numerous other examples. (e.g. Jerry Yang, Michael Dell, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry's)

However, there is a huge "BUT" in the statement of suggesting entrepreneurs shouldn't go to college - and that is entrepreneurs SHOULD go to college. Let me explain:

While I wholeheartedly believe ambitious, talented, and opportunistic entrepreneurs don't necessarily need to finish college and get a degree to be successful, I do believe they need to be smart enough to get into a good university to begin with so they can meet the right people and find co-founders.

Even though I grew up in a pretty affluent suburb, almost none of my high school classmates ended up being entrepreneurs or tech entrepreneurs. Had I ventured out on my own without the college experience, I would most likely still be trying to create my first successful venture at the age of 40.

For many of the entrepreneurs you listed, they found their opportunity and market while in college. If the schools had not asked the right questions or if they had not had the opportunity to be in an environment where they observed a need, many would have never founded their dorm room start ups.

tl;dr: get into a great college, even if you don't plan on graduating.