One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College Degree

Re:One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College... by releasedatez on Friday February 27, 2009 @01:51AM (#496949)

I've noticed a trend tho. The dropouts that became successful were dropouts from Ivy League schools. Does that mean people from second tire schools should stay in school and finish their degree?

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Re:One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College... by ido on Friday February 27, 2009 @02:10AM (#496965)

Perhaps it means people with a wealthy background have a higher chance of trying to start their own business?

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Re:One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College... by nostrademons on Friday February 27, 2009 @02:46AM (#497002)

It undoubtedly helps. There're plenty of counterexamples though: Steve & Steve from Apple, for one. And I don't think it's more that they have a higher chance of starting a business, it's more that they have a higher chance of finding the money and time to succeed with their new business.

Also - the elephant in the room is plain old intelligence. Ivy League colleges tend to admit smart people, at least as closely as they can determine (there're always a few doofuses who sneak in, but they are a smaller proportion than at community colleges). Smart people have a higher chance of trying to start their own business, and a higher chance of being successful once they've tried.

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