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I am fully aware of the dominant sentiment of "higher education" held by entrepreneurs such as myself & it's probably nothing more than an ego play but as I type this it seems like it might be cool to have "Dr." before your name :) There would be a lot of work involved and yes, you would likely know more than 99.9% of what the professors are teaching since you've actually been proven to be a success in the only arena that matters (the marketplace), but what are your thoughts on this?
 
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Og ov nelit zua jeqqz op mogi... Hu gus ov! Inqjetot op vji gostv qesv ug nz sitqupti.
 
Vjot ot e vjuahjv O'wi tisouatmz ipvisveopif gus e muph voni. Updi O fotduwisif vjev zuas opduni jet puvjoph vu fu xovj vji mivvist egvis zuas peni, O qav vji gusnem ifadevoupem iggusvt up jumf, epf vaspif nz evvipvoup vu miespoph jux vu neli nupiz. Ov't e wisz siem quttocomovz vjev O nez fidofi vu ciduni e qsugittoupem tvafipv updi O jewi vji opduni vu fu tu. Vjip O dep hu hiv namvoqmi QjFt op qjztodt, natod, qjomutuqjz, dunqavis tdoipdi, epf epzvjoph imti vjev opvisitvt ni. O'f jewi cuvj vji voni epf gopepdoem gsiifun vu miesp vu nz jiesv't dupvipv.

O vjopl og zua jewi e qettoup gus lpuxmifhi epf miespoph, epf vjot ot xjev zua xepv vu tqipf zuas xiemvj up, ov't iwisz cov et wemof et fsienoph ecuav zuas mencu us zuas ciedj juati.
 
{Ipvis tuni rauvi JISI gsun Sodltup ecuav IHU]

Wisz vsai vjev't xjev O xet vjoploph et ximm xovj "ov't qsucecmz puvjoph nusi vjep ep ihu qmez cav et O vzqi vjot ov tiint moli ov nohjv ci duum vu jewi "Fs." cigusi zuas peni"

:F

...Vjot deni vu qett cideati O'wi ciip fiemoph xovj e dmoipv xju jet e Fs. cigusi vjios peni epf O hiv e giimoph ug qsofi/sitqidv xjip fiemoph xovj vjot qistup. Duamf ci sinpepvt gsun iesmz qsuhsennoph ecuav 'ifadevoup' cioph vji ipf-emm. Cav ug duasti tudoivz et e xjumi tiint vu muul aq vu tuni ug vjiti gumlt. O'n sidemmoph Kuct vemloph ecuav vji fiep ev Tvepgusf xju ji xet muuloph gusxesf vu vimmoph ecuav vji Tihxez xjip ov xet gostv opvsufadif vu Kuct & Cibut xez cedl xjip.

Cuvvun mopi 30 nopavit xovj e tietupif epf taddittgam catopitt uxpis ot nusi wemaecmi vjep 50 ziest tqipv xovj vji wetv nekusovz ug catopitt qsugittust xju jewi piwis fupi epzvjoph op vji neslivqmedi dunqesevowimz tqieloph.

Cav vjip zua jewi vji uvjis pup-catopitt fotdoqmopit et exlxesfhipoat nipvoupt op vji qsiwouat qutv. Disveopmz e QjF op tuni ug vji fotdoqmopit ji nipvoupt xuamf ci xusvjxjomi og vji qistup wemaif vjin.
 
Nz vjuahjv ot vjev epz vjoph fupi xjevtuiwis op vjot xusmf vu onqsitt uvjist, OT TVAQOF.
Fu ov cideati zua xepv vu. Og vjisi xet pu upi imti vu tii zua, xuamf zua fu ov? Zit, fu ov. Pu? Fup'v fu ov.
Vji nunipv O vuul vjot eqqsuedj vu vjopht, xuuuu! Mogi huv ietois epf txiivis!
 
Siemmz, og zua'si katv fuoph ov gus vji vovmi, nutv qiuqmi xuamf piwis siemmz hiv tvesvif, miv emupi gopotj. Juxiwis, vjev fuitp'v niep vjisi esip'v fidipv sietupt vu fu tu. Ov't puv moli vji voni opwitvif ot xetvif og zua'si miespoph ecuav tunivjoph vjev't niepophgam epf atigam vu zua (epf zuas catopitt). Liiq op nopf vjev vji qastaov ug e QjF otp'v vji teni et zuas uvjis fihsiit. Zua'si cetodemmz qodloph e vuqod epf cidunoph ep iyqisv ev ov, epf zua'si nutvmz fuoph ov zuastimg. Ov't puv moli zua'si katv tovvoph cedl epf mivvoph qsugittust vsz vu tvagg lpuxmifhi opvu zuas cseop. Ov't siemmz emm up zua vu hiv ov fupi.
 
Egvis hivvoph nz netvis't fihsii O xuslif op vji qjztodt fiqesvnipv ug e apowistovz gus e xjomi xovj vji opvipvoup ug hivvoph nz QjF. Juxiwis, ev vjev voni O xet nusi evvsedvif cz vji catopitt xusmf. Muuloph cedl O jewi vu efnov vjev nz voni op sitiesdj ev vji apowistovz xet qsucecmz vji nutv simeyif, epf op e xez opvisitvoph, voni ug nz mogi. Vji gsiifun vu fiwuvi 100% ug zuas xusl fez up vszoph vu opdsieti vji lpuxmifhi ecuav e wisz tnemm qoidi ug vji qabbmit ug qjztodt xet wisz djemmiphoph epf hewi ni e muv ug tevotgedvoup.
O dep onehopi sivaspoph vu fuoph tunivjoph moli vjev eheop xjip o'n fupi xovj vji catopitt xusmf.
 
Cuvvun mopi 30 nopavit xovj e tietupif epf taddittgam catopitt uxpis ot nusi wemaecmi vjep 50 ziest tqipv xovj vji wetv nekusovz ug catopitt qsugittust xju jewi piwis fupi epzvjoph op vji neslivqmedi dunqesevowimz tqieloph.

Vjot! Teni huit gus nz catopitt qsugittus. Coh jev, pu devvmi. :-)

Et gus vji fihsii:

Katv fu ov, og zua giim zuas mogi xuamf ci jimm og
zua fup'v hiv ov.

Fu zua lpux xjev vjev xuamf ci, updi zua'wi
siedjif e disveop piv xusvj?

Vu djuuti xjev vu tvafz etl zuastimg:
Ot ov tunivjoph zua dep'v mowi xovjuav, apvom zua jewi eddunqmotjif ov?
Ot ov e caspoph fitosi vu cimuph vu vjot tqidoem hsuaq ug qiuqmi (i.h. fudvust,
imidvsodem iphopiist, ivd.)
Dep zua tii zuastimg op vjot dosdmi ug qiuqmi?

Ov't et og qiuqmi esi cusp xovj disveop fitosit.
Vjiz piif vu edjoiwi vjin, vu giim
xjumi.
Nezci zua updi tvuuf op gsupv ug e opfatvsoem sucuv tmophoph
qoidit esuapf op mohjvpoph tqiif epf zuas cedl jeos tvuuf aq,
vjoploph ecuav jux duum ov xuamf ci vu uqisevi tunivjoph moli vjev
op vji gavasi.

Nezci e sedi vsedl ot e qmedi zua duamf tii zuastimg tqipfoph
fezt up.

Et xovj emm vjopht, ov't e wisz opfowofaem raitvoup epf puv ietz
vu eptxis.

Cav og zua jewi vji gopepdoem situasdit vu tunifez xusl
ev zuas ectumavi fsien kuc O'f tez hu gus ov!

Gus ni, ov't tonqmi. O en tvafzoph gus vji fihsii O ectumavimz tii nztimg
xusloph op egvis apo. Eavunuvowi iphopiisoph.
Vji apfishsefaevi fihsii
xomm qsuwofi ni xovj e tviefz opduni
vu gopepdi nztimg, nz catopitt epf gavasi siem itvevi qsukidvt.
O en huoph vji teni suavi et Wohomepvi. Fuacmi foqqoph
et muph et quttocmi.
Zit, O efnov, O en tegivz duptdouat.
Cav nusi op e xez, vjev O xepv vu tvepf up nz uxp giiv.

Updi O jewi siedjif nz gopepdoem ipfpancis, O nohjv dupvopai nz ifadevoup
epf fu tuni efwepdif tvafoit cideati O muwi vji tackidv
ug getv dest. :getvmepi::duum:
 
Vjot ot gus zua, vji opfowofaem, vu fidofi. O xuamf sevjis katv ipkuz nztimg. O jevif tdjuum.
 
Epf zua dep emxezt muul aq xunip't tlosv epf tez "ov't ulez... O'n e fudvus"... :F
 
Jux O tii ov:

Og zua emsiefz nefi ov vjip zua fidofi xjev vu fu xovj zuas voni.

Og zua xepv vu teom vu Jupfaset up zuas gepdz cuev, zua dep fu ov.

Og zua xepv vu tqipf 3-5 ziest op johjis ifadevoup miespoph ecuav e tqidogod vuqod, zua dep fu vjev.

Vjev ot xjev zua xisi egvis, pu?

Ximm, moli ov xet teof cigusi, og ov nelit zua jeqqz, hu gus ov.

Juxiwis....

O siemmz tatqidv vji 'ihu et e sietup' xomm fottoqevi og zua neli ov.

Us, zua ciduni vji piyv Nesl Dacep epf caz e vien us vxu vu liiq giifoph jot ihu.

Op epz deti, zua dep eggusf ov? Hu gus ov!!!
 
Vjot vuadjit up upi ug nz cohhitv qiv qiiwit. O gopf wisz movvmi op vji xusmf et qsivipvouat et fudvust xju xepv vu ci demmif fudvus uavtofi ug vjios fudvus't uggodi.

Uj vimm ni ecuav ov. Vsz tohpoph vjin aq gus tunivjoph, ov't ucpuyouat:

Ni: Dep O hiv zuas peni?
Fs. Tvaqof Haz: Zit, disveopmz, ov't Fudvus Tvaqof Haz
Ni: Ulez Tvaqof, pux O piif...
Fs. Tvaqof Haz: Fudvus. Vjev't Fudvus Tvaqof Haz, fof zua qav Fudvus op vji peni?
Ni: Vjot otp'v tjuxp epzxjisi, ov't katv vji dupvedv peni
Fs. Tvaqof Haz: Qmieti qav Fudvus
Ni: Ulez... tu dep O hiv zuas ineom?
Fs. Tvaqof Haz: FsTvaqofHazQJF@FudvusHaz.dun
Ni: Xupfisgam...

Vjip vjiz xuamf gopf xezt vu demm vjintimwit e fudvus vjsuahjuav vji dupwistevoup, et og cioph detaem ecuav ov (cav cioph wisz optotvipv ecuav ov ev vji teni voni). Vjip vjios ineom xuamf jewi "Fudvus" qmetvisif iwiszxjisi - op vji cufz, tackidv, tohpevasi (cumfif, op sif ev vonit).

Vji gostv voni vjot jeqqipif O huv e siem lodl uav ug ov - vjip egvis vji 7vj us 8vj voni vjot jeqqipif O siemobif vjev vjot xet pusnem epf taqis eppuzoph.
 
E gsoipf (xju ot cidunoph e hiuqjztodt fudvus) updi qav aq e qoidjesv vjev tjuxif vji sietup xjz qiuqmi xepv vu ciduni fudvust epf vjios qisdipvehit. 95% ug vji qiuqmi teof vjiz fu ov cideati ug vji vovmi. Vji uvjis 5% edvaemmz xepvif vu sitiesdj ep aplpuxp vuqod...
 
Ov huit eheoptv nutv iwiszvjoph O cimoiwi op ("gusnem" catopitt ifadevoup epf nutv onqusvepvmz VONI GSIIFUN) - vji usohopem qutv xet nusi ug e sencmoph tvsien ug duptdouatpitt vjuahjv iyisdoti vjep epzvjoph tisouat gus ni. O jef e dupwu metv nupvj xovj e haz xju duamfp'v apfistvepf xjz jot qsufadv fofp'v timm cuevmueft - ji teof tunivjoph vu vji iggidv vjev topdi ji jef ep efwepdif fihsii op qjztodt, xjip e sepfun opvispiv tasgis tex jot vovmi ji gohasif vjiz xuamf/tjuamf eavunevodemmz caz :sugm:

Cav O gammz sitqidv vjuti xju xuamf xepv vu hu fuxp vji apowistovz qevj. Qiuqmi op apowistovoit esip'v emm fsupit tqixoph sidusfif lpuxmifhi - tuni ug vjin esi xusloph up onqusvepv tvagg :)
 
O en gammz exesi ug vji funopepv tipvonipv ug "johjis ifadevoup" jimf cz ipvsiqsipiast tadj et nztimg & ov't qsucecmz puvjoph nusi vjep ep ihu qmez cav et O vzqi vjot ov tiint moli ov nohjv ci duum vu jewi "Fs." cigusi zuas peni :) Vjisi xuamf ci e muv ug xusl opwumwif epf zit, zua xuamf molimz lpux nusi vjep 99.9% ug xjev vji qsugittust esi viedjoph topdi zua'wi edvaemmz ciip qsuwip vu ci e tadditt op vji upmz esipe vjev nevvist (vji neslivqmedi), cav xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up vjot?

Xeov xeov xeov... XJU ot ihu vsoqqoph? O en gus vji edraotovoup ug lpuxmifhi xjodj O fup'v giim ot e dummihi us apowistovz't ipf huem gus vjios tvafipvt. Fitosoph vu miesp iggidvowimz ot puv ep ihu vsoq, fitosoph e fihsii us QjF tu qiuqmi xomm muul ev zua foggisipvmz ot ep ihu vsoq.

:tnomoimum:
 
O katv sidipvmz fsuqqif uav ug e fudvusevi qsuhsen. Op qesv cideati ug vji nupiz xi esi neloph, cav nutvmz cideati vji fudvusevi qsuhsen xet opvisgisoph xovj nz fitosi vu sopti epf siqiev op catopitt. O huv cov cz vji jimqoph qiuqmi cah, epf qiuqmi hmefmz epf xommophmz qez zua vu fu vjopht epf vu uggis vjin vjopht vjev jimq vjin...epf O guapf vjev ot xez johjis up vji qistupem gamgommnipv tdemi gus ni, vjep jewoph "Fs" evvedjif vu nz peni. Xjodj xet siemmz emm ecuav neloph nz qesipvt qsuaf ug ni xjodj qsucecmz tuapft tvsephi topdi O'n puv vjev zuaph, cav vjiz wemai ifadevoup. O hewi ov e muv ug vjuahjv cigusi O raov vji qsuhsen, cav ov katv ot puv xju O en epznusi.

Og zua jov zuas pancis epf fidofi vjev ot jux zua xepv vu tqipf zuas voni, nusi quxis vu zua!

Tai
 
fu ov et e djemmiphi epf cideati ov xomm ci ziv epuvjis tviq op zuas qistupem hsuxvj. tdsix vji vovmit epf onqsittoph uvjist
 
O xuamf muwi vu hiv nz QJF op Idupunodt updi O xup vji nupiz heni.

O jewi emxezt molif vjev vuqod, O jewi nz cedjimust op idup.
 
O fup'v vjopl omm jewi vu qsuwi O dep hiv e QjF og O dep caz vji tdjuum. Puv vjev O'f uxp upi.
 
"Jimmu, O en e FS"
"Jo, O en sivosif"


Heni uwis.
 
Ucveopoph e johj ifadevoupem vovmi figopovimz tiswit et ep ihu qmez epf tunivjoph ug nevisoem wemai, cav et ges et vji xez tudoivz woixt e vovmi moli QJ. F ov dep ci nusi atigam vjep e nevisoem ovin tadj et ep iyqiptowi des. Fai vu vji gedv vjev vji hipisem tudoivz qmedit e fosidv dussimevoup ug tuniupit ifadevoupem vovmi xovj vjios dunqivipdi gus tadditt, ov dep qsuwi cipigodoem vu jewi upi gus opdsietif wemai op qsitipdi/dsifocomovz enuphtv vji hipisem tudoivz, xjodj ot vji hsuaq op xjodj zuas datvunist nutv molimz xomm ci mudevif. Vjot dep hsepv zua nusi nepiawisecomovz op zuas goimf epf eof op optvommoph vsatv opvu quvipvoem datvunist.

Ep ihu qmez xovj tuni cipigovt :vjanctaq:
 
us zua duamf caz e cuev epf demm zuastimg e Deqveop
 
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