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wh-uws on Oct 24, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: It's Never Really About Dropping Out

What about Larry, Sergey, Jeff Bezos? Even Jerry Yang and David Filo.

None of them dropped out of or skipped undergrad college.

ladon86 on Oct 24, 2011 | [–]

All but one of those dropped out of grad school though...

kloncks on Oct 24, 2011 | [–]

My point exactly.

Dropping out isn’t an accomplishment, any more than money is a sign of achievement. Sometimes, but not always, it’s simply a symptom of success.

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