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by camhart 1222 days ago
You're making a lot of assumptions about what leads to entrepreneurial success. My gut feeling is working at a big business and attending an ivy league school isn't going to offer better preparation for bootstrapping a business than the hustler who learned to code on the side. In fact, it may actually harm your chances.

Entrepreneurship is something very special, if you can pull it off. It's not something that being spoon fed knowledge through typical education prepares you for. It's incredibly difficult and fraught with risk. But the rewards exists, so it's worth it to take a shot if you think you have what it takes and the opportunity seems worth it.

For what its worth, I'm a bootstrapped founder, and I do make a living off of it.

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The ivy leagues spoon feed knowledge like the NFL spoon feeds intense football to the players. These are the students who only make it look easy.
What’s your startup?