The myth of the college dropout and ageism in startup culture

Photo source: Kindel Media via Pexels. Article by Nicole Canelakes. The American Genius – October 7, 2024.

Many people see stories like Zuckerberg and assume you have to have a startup early, but this rules out experience as a key factor.

Perhaps the most pervasive myth in startup culture is the myth of the college dropout, the young, twenty-something kid who dropped out of college (usually ivy league) to pursue their dream of a successful startup company and then go on to be an ultra-successful billionaire. […]

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