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fromFortune
1 week ago

Michael Dell founded his $90 billion company-once the largest PC maker-as a 19-year-old in his college dorm. Here's his secret to making it big | Fortune

While many businesses have modest beginnings, Dell says risk-taking focused his mind. "If you want to really make it big, you better come up with something unique," Michael Dell, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, told Fortune in a 2017 interview. "It better be differentiated-that nobody else is doing." His other piece of advice for entrepreneurs is to take feedback with a grain of salt.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Stanford dropout Sam Altman says he envies college kids who quit school now

"I'm envious of the current generation of 20-year-old dropouts,"
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Y Combinator launches "Early Decision" for students who want to graduate first, build later | TechCrunch

Y Combinator launched an Early Decision track allowing students to secure YC acceptance and funding while finishing college, deferring program participation until after graduation.
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