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To reinforce the idea that a tech career without college is possible, I spoke to three tech professionals who didn’t go the traditional college route. I wanted to know why they didn’t finish college (or even apply), and how things panned out for them.
Mar 28, 2024 · Net worth (if alive today): $371 billionOil magnate John D. Rockefeller is one of the most famous tycoons and richest men in American history, but the closest he ever came to college was a 10-week ...
Jan 6, 2016 · Steve Jobs. The late personal computer pioneer Steve Jobs attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, before dropping out and co-founding Apple Inc. Jobs would serve as chairman and chief executive officer of the company, which is considered to be one of the world’s most valuable brands. In his legendary Stanford commencement speech, Jobs ...
Jan 13, 2023 · Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, is probably the most famous college dropout of all time. He attended Reed College in Oregon for just one semester before he had to leave due to a lack of funds. In a 1991 speech at the school, Steve admitted, “I ran out of money.”. Bernard Gotfryd Report.
- You can learn something useful from anyone. Whenever we find ourselves ignoring someone because we’ve already determined that they aren’t “smart” enough to say something meaningful, we’ve made a big mistake.
- If quality slips, it really doesn’t matter how good your ideas were. This one I learned from a couple of my uncles who worked as quality control specialists on assembly lines.
- Don’t ever let a bully intimidate you – not even once. Now, some might say this one is too dogmatic because it’s possible to allow a bully to intimidate you in the short term so you can get the upper hand in the long term.
- Reciprocity is the name of the relationship game and always will be. If you can’t find it in yourself to return a favor, or give back more than you got when someone helped you out of a bind, then you are relationship handicapped.
Dec 22, 2022 · "Most people probably already know this but Ronan Farrow is a genuine wunderkind. he started Bard College at age ELEVEN after years of academic excellence, including a perfect SAT score. graduated Bard at age 15 (the youngest person to ever do so), attended Yale Law, and passed the New York State Bar. then he got a Ph.D. from Oxford and became ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Kourtney Kardashian is the only Kardashian sibling with a college degree. Advertisement. Emma Watson, just like Hermione, is really smart. She went to Brown. Emma Watson graduating from Brown ...
