[nicholast]

The funny thing is that entrepreneurship doesn't even have to require dropping out of school. A three month summer break is easily enough time to start digging into a niche and validating the market. It probably won't get to sustainability, but by the end of a summer of focus you may at least know if there is something there worth pursuing. A better investment of time than backpacking across Europe.

[christophilus]

> A better investment of time than backpacking across Europe.

For some definition of “better”. I’d personally go with backpacking at this stage of my life and what I currently value.

[rimeice]

My version of backpacking across Europe is what inspired me to start my own business when I returned home. A business I’ve been running for 5 years now. My eyes were opened to alternative life and career paths by the extraordinary people I met along the way. Had I stayed in my bubble after university I would likely have gone down the corp route like almost all of my peers.

[hardware2win]

I would say that backpacking across a few countries is very good life lesson