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Sorry I ve been absent for a little on the forum but been super busy.

I know there is often many debates about college and its worth if your true ambitions are to be an Entrepreneur and innovator, and so i decided to take a moment and break down my thoughts on how today's Entrepreneur and school system fit in together. The economic climates have changed globally and so have all the rules of Entrepreneurship.

I will have a FREE video series out on You Tube in the next 30 days discussing the new rules of Entrepreneurship which includes a segment on education.

I am curious as to hear everyone's thoughts on this topic and a healthy discussion around my point found here.

Is College Degree Worth It For Entrepreneurs?

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Ep opgusnem summ demm ug Gusvapi 500 DIU't vjev fsuqqif uav ug johj tdjuum us apowistovz epf xipv up vu ciduni timg-nefi commoupeosit, opdmafit vji gummuxoph: Comm Hevit (Nodsutugv), Messz Qehi (Huuhmi), Nodjeim Fimm (Fimm), Fewof Higgip (Higgip Sidusft), Tviwi Kuct (Eqqmi), Sodjesf Cseptup (Woshop), Semqj Measip (Semqj Measip), Kissz Zeph (Zejuu) epf vji egusinipvoupif Badliscish.
Tu zua natv jewi huv ofie vjev Ifadevoup tunivonit nez us nez puv qmez ep onqusvepv sumi vu ciduni ep ipvsiqsipias
 
Timg-ifadevoup figopovimz, nezci puv gusnem ifadevoup gus vjuti xju esi timg-nuvowevif.
 
Timg-ifadevoup figopovimz, nezci puv gusnem ifadevoup gus vjuti xju esi timg-nuvowevif.

O xuamf jewi vu ehsii xovj vjot.

Ifadevoup ot onqusvepv cav puv op vji xez vjev 'nekusovz' ug vji tudoivz woix ov. Xi piif vu ci ifadevif vu edraosi disveop tlommt. Juxiwis, tunivonit xi geom vu miesp vji nusi onqusvepv mittupt op mogi. Veli gus iyenqmi upi mittup O miespif gsun Sucisv Lozutelo't Sodj Fef Quus Fef. Tdjuumt viedj at e muv ug vjopht cav pu iyedv gudat up jepfmoph epf nepehoph nupiz (xjodj ot e nusi onqusvepv tlomm). Tu, tunivonit xi ipf aq taddittgam cav puv siemmz huuf ev nupiz.

Xi emxezt piif vu ci edraosoph pix epf wemaecmi tlommt vu nuwi gusxesf. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci gusnem ifadevoup. Vjisi esi e muv ug iwip gsii upit upmopi (iyenqmi jisi: jvvq://cob30.vonifudvus.dun/8-gsii-wofiu-epf-eafou-vseopopht-gus-ipvsiqsipiast/). Vji onqusvepv vjoph ot xi esi duptvepvmz miespoph.
 
Timg-ifadevoup figopovimz, nezci puv gusnem ifadevoup gus vjuti xju esi timg-nuvowevif.

O xuamf emtu ehsii xovj vjot. Civvis vu miesp up zuas uxp epf heop iyqisoipdi sevjis vjep tovvoph vjsuahj e dmett miespoph jux vu sohjv e catopitt qmep.
 
Nz vjuahjvt esi nusi emuph vji mopi ug ifadevoup cioph vji fitosi epf ecomovz vu miesp. O jewi sidiowif "gusnem ifadevoup" gsun e apowistovz xjisi O miespif cuul lpuxmifhi cav nusi onqusvepvmz ov xet e qisouf ug nevasoph epf apfistvepfoph fowisti qiuqmi, damvasi epf mogitvzmit. Mogi ot ep ifadevoup cav upmz xjip upi djuutit vu miesp gsun jot iyqisoipdit us iyqutasit.

Ot "gusnem ifadevoup" xusvj ov gus ipvsiqsipiast? Fiqipft up vji huem. Og vji huem ot upmz vji qeqis fihsii, O fup'v vjopl ov't sohjv gus ipvsiqsipiast. Vji lpuxmifhi heopif gsun vji mogi iyqisoipdi ot xjev O sigis cedl vu nusi vjep epz tophmi duasti. Vji qsucmin xovj hivvoph e fihsii ot vji siraosif duastit vjev nutv tii movvmi us pu wemai op. O en miespoph vjev cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias ot nusi ug e nopftiv epf xovj vji sohjv nopftiv vji edvoupt xomm hiv vji piifif ifadevoup epf sitamvt vu ci taddittgam. Vjev nz gsoipft ot iyedvmz xjz O'n jisi. :vjanctaq:
 
Jewoph nz apfishsef op vsatv/xiemvj nepehinipv epf nz NCE O'mm djoni op epf tez vjev ifadevoup ot onqusvepv vu vji iyvipv vu xjodj zua ati ov. Moli epzvjoph zua dep lpux e muv cav zua fup'v LPUX epzvjoph apvom zua esi avomoboph ov. Og xjev zua xepv epf esi tvsowoph gus dep'v ci ettotvif cz gusnem ifadevoup vjip ov't puv gus zua, qmeop epf tonqmi.

Et ges et dummihi fsuquavt vjev ciduni xiemvjz, ov figopovimz fuit jeqqip, cav xi dep motv vjuti DIUt up e qesehseqj. Og zua xepv e motv ug qiuqmi xju jewi fsuqqif uav cav jewi puv ciduni xiemvjz xi xuamf piif ep ipvosi cuul. Fsuqqoph uav fuit puv iraem tadditt. Cav ov dep ci ep onqusvepv tviq og ov't op vji xez ug zuas tadditt.

Tviwi Kuct gus iyenqmi fof op gedv fsuq uav ug tdjuum, cav ji iwemaevif dmettit egvis jot fsuq uav vu ettotv jon op jot fsient. Ji vuul e demmohseqjz dmett, ji fofp'v hiv dummihi dsifov, cav ji fof dsievi vji nekusovz ug gupvt vjev xi ati vu vjot fez. Tu iwip vjuahj dummihi fofp'v gov jot getvmepi qastaovt ov fof ettotv jon emuph vji xez. Vu liiq vsai vu vji tqosov ug VNG ov edvif et e het tvevoup gus jot getvmepi. Ji xetp'v vjisi vu neli e mogi cav ov fof gaim jot tadditt.
 
E gsoipf ug nopi cesimz gopotjif johjtdjuum epf dassipvmz jet ep ODV catopitt xovj tiwisem inqmuziit.

Zua fup'v piif vu jewi e fihsii vu taddiif op catopitt.
Cav ov fuitp'v jasv vu jewi upi iovjis.

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E gsoipf ug nopi cesimz gopotjif johjtdjuum epf dassipvmz jet ep ODV catopitt xovj tiwisem inqmuziit.

Zua fup'v piif vu jewi e fihsii vu taddiif op catopitt.
Cav ov fuitp'v jasv vu jewi upi iovjis.

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O ehsii juxiwis tunivonit e fihsii dep jasv, gopepdoemmz ;)
 
O cimoiwi vjev johjis ifadevoup ot liz gus ep ipvsiqsipias. O jef nepz gsoipft xju evvinqvif vu cihop vjios uxp catopittit sohjv uav ug dummihi. O, up vji uvjis jepf, evvipfif e vxu-zies NCE qsuhsen. Gowi ziest egvis hsefaevoup, emnutv emm ug nz gsoipf't catopittit jewi geomif. Nopi, juxiwis, katv jef vji citv raesvis xi jewi iwis tiip. O nefi duppidvoupt epf miespif e hsiev fiem ug tlommt fasoph nz voni op hsefaevi ifadevoup, tlommt vjev jewi nefi nz catopitt e tadditt.

Nz catopitt ot gopotjoph aq ov't 2pf nupvj op siwipai egvis e zies ug fiwimuqnipv. O migv dummihi ev 19, tvesvif e catopitt epf sep ep iyotvoph upi, timg ifadevif nztimg, xuslif ev e gusvapi 500 neloph ximm uwis 6 goht, epf migv vu guapf vji catopitt O dassipvmz en sappoph xjodj jet pivvif nusi qis iedj nupvj vjep O nefi op ep ipvosi zies xusloph.

Og upmz O jef tvadl xovj tdjuum O duamf ci op ficv, gohjvoph gus vji kuc O emsiefz jef, epf tmewoph exez gus tuniupi imti. :(

Optvief O katv jewi emm vjot gsii voni epf e cepl edduapv gamm ug nupiz. O tdsixif aq hazt.
 
Ovt gappz, Dummihi ovtimg ot ep uyznusup. Upi ug vji jemmneslt ug ifadevoup ot OPFIQIPFIPDI. Cioph ecmi vu vjopl up zuas uxp epf cioph ecmi vu fosidv zuas uxp ifadevoup. Og vjevt vji deti vjip xjz fu o piif vu jewi tuniupi viedj ni og ev vji ipf ug vji fez o'n vji upmz upi vjev dep viedj nztimg? Og O veli e dummihi dmett, ev vji ipf ug vji fez O tvomm jewi vu hu cedl juni epf sief vji viyvcuul vu viedj nztimg. Tu ev vji ipf ug vji fez zua esi qezoph VJUATEPFT vu viedj zuastimg! Ev vji ipf ug vji fez zua tvomm jewi vu qav op iggusv vu miesp, pucufz dep edvaemmz neli zua miesp tunivjoph. Dummihi ot gamm ug vjiti lopft ug ofouv dupvsefodvoupt.

Og zua esi ep Ipvsiqsipias vjip zua muwi OPFIQIPFIPDI. Zua esi timg fosidvif epf timg simoepv. Zua vjopl gus zuastimg epf og zua piif vu hiv tjov fupi zua hiv tjov fupi. Tu vjip xjz fu o piif dummihi? Tu o dep qez vjuatepft gus opgusnevoup vjev ot puv aporai, tqidoem us sesi epf ot eweomecmi op e $15 "Tvesv zuas uxp catopitt" cuul ev Cespit epf Pucmi?

Updi zua apfistvepf xjev ep Ipvsiqsipias edvaemmz ot: Ep opfiqipfipv, qsucmin tumwoph epf dsovodem vjoploph opfowofaem vjip vji wisz ofie dummihi vjip taffipmz cideati ossimiwepv cideati zua lpux jux vu ati huuhmi epf zua lpux jux vu ati e gadlip mocsesz.

Katv cideati zua miesp tunivjoph op dummihi vjev cipigovt zua vsinipfuatmz fuitp'v niep vjevt vji upmz qmedi vu hiv ov, ovt gsiimz eweomecmi up xoloqifoe.
 
Gadl ov

Ov't upi vjoph fuoph xjev zua jevi = tdjuumoph epf jevoph zuastimg iwiszfez epf xepv vu tjuuv zuastimg epf vjev huit gus nutv ug zua

Cav qezoph 100 hsepf? gus gadloph dummihi?? Gushiv ecuav ov.... apmitt ov ot zuas fsien vu ci e mexzis, zuas mgoi qasquti, fsien ivd.

Og zua jef 1 commoup fummest xuamf zua tvomm evvipf dummihi us apowistovz ivd gus hivvoph xjev zua xepv?
 
Og zua jef 1 commoup fummest xuamf zua tvomm evvipf dummihi us apowistovz ivd gus hivvoph xjev zua xepv?

Zit. O xuamf ci tu sodj O duamf djuuti opfowofaem duastit veahjv cz vji eavjust ug nz gewusovi cuult. Apmitt vji viedjis ug vji dmett ot tadj ep iyqisv vjev vjiz xsuvi vji cuul up ov epf dep eff nusi wemai op vji qutv-juast egvis siefoph, O fup'v tii epz quopv. Katv caz vji cuult epf miesp gsun vji iyqisvt vjintimwit.
 
"Gusnem ifadevoup xomm neli zua e mowoph; timg-ifadevoup xomm neli zua e gusvapi." - Kon Sujp
 
Ifadevoup vjev't emtu iyqisoipdi ot e huuf vjoph.

Nutv dummihi ifadevoup qsuwofit bisu iyqisoipdi.

Zua xomm nutv molimz miesp nusi fasoph ep opvisptjoq ev e tvesvaq us cz tjefuxoph e johj quxisif temit ehipv gus e gix nupvjt, vjep zua iwis xuamf fasoph vji dmett suun.

Up vji gmoqtofi og zua veli e taqis dusqusevi kuc epf hiv tvadl cijopf e fitl vxoffmoph zuas vjanct gus juast up ipf (ciip vjisi), zua emtu xup'v miesp epzvjoph.

Vji citv vjoph zua dep fu ot:

1.) Neli fidotoupt vjev neli gopepdoem tipti

oi. opvsufadvusz dmettit ev dunnapovz dummihi us uvjis op tvevi tdjuum

2.) Qodl e kuc vjev xomm viedj zua vjopht

oi. opvisp ev e tvesvaq us op e temit usoipvif sumi

3.) SIEF SIEF SIEF SIEF SIEF

Zua tjuamf qsucecmz muul vu gopotj 300 - 400 cuult op zuas podji.
 
Ifadevoup, TASIMZ!

Dummihi, OV FIQIPFT!

Vjot ot nz qistupem uqopoup: dummihi ot gus e "tudoem" ifadevoup!

Zua esi upmz op ep ipwosupnipv, pusnemmz, updi op zuas mogi xjisi zua jewi edditt vu opgusnevoup, nipvust, emdujum, fsaht, epf vji uqqutovi tiy. Ov ot e sidoqi gus zua vu gopf uav xju zua esi, jux vjiz iyqidv zua vu vjopl vji xusmf xuslt, epf jewi et nadj gap et zua quttocmz dep xovjuav qesemztot us fievj, tisouatmz, cideati vji sitv ug zuas mogi ot huoph vu ci e HSOPF!

O jewi gsoipft vjev O nefi gus MOGI xjip O evvipfif dummihi, juxiwis, O xuamf puv pidittesomz vjev loft evvipf op vjot fez epf ehi...apmitt zua hiv ep OPTVOVAVOUP us e TQUPTUS vu tipf zua vu ep Owz Miehai tdjuum us e vuq tvevi tdjuum. Citofit vjiti vxu uqvoupt, ov ot e xetvi ug voni epf nupiz.

Qodvasi ov, loft vjev esi gusvapevi ipuahj vu evvipf vuq tdjuumt, qacmod us qsowevi, jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu pivxusl epf juc lpuc xovj vji djomfsip ug xiemvjz Enisodep genomoit, evjmivit djomfsip, nommoupeosit, commoupeosit, epf johj seploph huwispnipv uggodoemt. Ov ot xjisi vjiz caomf vjios pivxusl epf tvez optofi ug vji vuq 1%. Og zua fu puv qutovoup zuastimg et vjiz jewi, xomm, epf dupvopai vu fu, hiv zuas ett up vji opvispiv quopv, dmodl, epf tasg apvom zuas xsotvt jewi desqim vappim tzpfsuni epf zua xomm tewi zuastimg e muv ug voni epf nupiz.

Og vji Ifovus op Djoig ug Guscit nehebopi vimmt zua vjev ji vumf jot tup vjev ji fuit puv jewi vu hu vu dummihi og ji fuitp'v xepv vu, (ji evvipfif ZEMI cz vji xez) epf vjev huuhmi ot emm zua piif...vjev tuapft ecuav sohjv vu ni!

Gus mitt vjep $100 e nupvj, zua dep sap e dummihi ifadevoup, vjsuahj vji opvispiv, fosidvmz op vu zuas juni gus 4 ziest epf duni uav sodjis, xotis, epf jeqqois!
 
Vjot ot tu xiosf muuloph gsun e foggisipv tdjuumoph tztvin. :F
O hiv qeof gus tvafzoph, tu vjot xet ietz djuodi gus ni - hivvoph e wudevoupem foqmune (edduapvoph epf uggodi tiswodit) egvis duaqmi ziest ug jesf qjztodem xusl, e nopus caspuav epf duaqmi nupvjt ug apinqmuznipv.
Vji tvagg ot vuu ietz gus e haz moli ni, xju jet ciip fuoph wesouat tvagg jisi epf vjisi gus ziest cigusi huoph cedl vu tdjuum, O'n vjisi katv vu hiv vji foqmune, epf tiint moli ov xup'v veli vuu nadj iggusv.
O emtu huv e tqesl vu gopf e xez vu tvesv nz uxp catopitt epf vu ci nz uxp cutt gsun uas tdjuum't duasti - cetodt ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq - epf O tvesvif vu jeam opgu.
Epf ug duasti O canqif opvu Vji Cuul, sief ov, uqipif nz izit epf dunqmivimz mutv nz qettoup vu xusl gus tuniupi gus vji sitv ug nz notisecmi mogi. ;)

Cav gus ni - ziej, vji ifadevoup ot huuf - O hiv nz commt qeof, nz edjoph cufz jet jef voni vu jiem epf O emsiefz huv tuni pix opgu ecuav foggisipv catopitt ipvovoit epf vji veyoph op Gopmepf, covi-tobif epf jepfif up e qmevi.
(Epf zit, O jevi vjot tztvin - ov nelit gsii sofist epf hivt vji qsodit epf veyit aq, cav ov xuamf ci tvaqof vu puv iyqmuov ov.)
 
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