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by jenjenhar 4564 days ago
Could you give us a bit more details on your background?

I would say Drew Houston (founder of dropbox) was an ambitous hacker out of college and get some seed money to work on his start up idea!

Regardless, all the best :)

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Me specifically? I just graduated as a neuroscience major, took 2 CS classes in college, taught myself html/css, js/jquery, rails etc., read all the startup stuff on the internet, and am starting http://www.collegeanswerz.com/.

But I'm not asking about me specifically. If the answer varies a lot, what are the upper and lower bounds? I assumed that it wouldn't vary that much, because kids out of college are all unproven, but I guess that's wrong.

I would say it certainly varies a lot

Look at the collison brothers, they are no ordinary college kids.

As an investor, its hard to invest in an average college kid even if there is a good idea. How do you know they can execute? Having said that I am not personally an investor.

But, Don't you agree?

Yes, you're right. The average college kid clearly isn't investing material.

How about this: a kid who is a solid programmer, well read with regards to startups, ambitious, and a reasonable thinker.