startups are indeed important job creators, and college isnt for everyone. however, in a general population, a successful startup entrepreneur is about as rare as a professional athlete in basketball, baseball, football, hockey etc. For the rest, a college education is by far still statistically the best way to a stable career and success. Would you tell all inner city kids to forget school and instead focus on being a pro-bball player someday? no - not because you dont believe a handful will make it, but because we know 99% of the rest wont. hence, this is a message targeted for the rare 1% talents, not for the 99%.