Whether entrepreneurship can truly be taught or not is debatable. Still, there's no question that certain schools better nurture an entrepreneurial attitude.
I couldn't help but notice the statistics for these schools, though. I presently attend Cornell University, and have a hard time believing that these schools would be better suited for an entrepreneur. 30 entrepreneurship courses? Cornell has over 200, including more than 30 geared toward web entrepreneurship alone. No less than two of my friends' teams here were given YC interviews. My courses for next semester include "Internet Strategy," "Networks" (taught by the legendary Jon Kleinburg), "Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise," and "Psychology of Social Computing."
In any case, a college education is by no means necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. In many cases, an entrepreneur's time can be better spent working on a startup than attending school. I'm rather surprised though, with how instrumental my education has been to my startup, and how helpful the resources of a college campus have been. No amount of education can replace experience, but I know that what I've learned will serve me well when I begin to work on my startup full time.
I couldn't help but notice the statistics for these schools, though. I presently attend Cornell University, and have a hard time believing that these schools would be better suited for an entrepreneur. 30 entrepreneurship courses? Cornell has over 200, including more than 30 geared toward web entrepreneurship alone. No less than two of my friends' teams here were given YC interviews. My courses for next semester include "Internet Strategy," "Networks" (taught by the legendary Jon Kleinburg), "Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise," and "Psychology of Social Computing."
In any case, a college education is by no means necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. In many cases, an entrepreneur's time can be better spent working on a startup than attending school. I'm rather surprised though, with how instrumental my education has been to my startup, and how helpful the resources of a college campus have been. No amount of education can replace experience, but I know that what I've learned will serve me well when I begin to work on my startup full time.