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by d0ntf0ll0w-0_0 4321 days ago
Yeah I dropped out because I wanted to be a musician, I spent 10 years f@#$ing around touring and playing - I was never very good, but I had a blast - not the kind of thing the speaks to building a future.

I have always been a self starter, reasonable at math and have loved computers since I was a kid. Three years ago I began studying business and founded a startup which has grown to 12 employees, is very profitable, and looks to have a bright future.

Its not there yet, but I have created many real opportunities for myself. If you have a skill and a dream, refine it, keep working at it, and keep hustling. If your skills are not there yet, make a plan to get some, if your product is not there yet pivot or drop it and move on.

We're on a continent with massive potential, a need for innovation and a hunger for leaders and free thinkers. Your dream can only be created by you, and in the same destroyed by you.

You've chosen your product over grades, so don't whine, get busy making sure it was worth it.