> the majority of FAANG founders and co-founders were dropouts
The majority of successful tech founders and co-founders were also born into generational wealth. They don't go to Stanford or Harvard or MIT or whatever for the degree, they go there to build business connections and enter into those networks.
They are dropouts because the degree was never the point. Sure, depending on the direction they want to take the education can come in handy, but it's nothing compared to the support network their wealth and status buys them. They aren't successful because they dropped out, they dropped out because finishing didn't matter to their success.
The majority of successful tech founders and co-founders were also born into generational wealth. They don't go to Stanford or Harvard or MIT or whatever for the degree, they go there to build business connections and enter into those networks.
They are dropouts because the degree was never the point. Sure, depending on the direction they want to take the education can come in handy, but it's nothing compared to the support network their wealth and status buys them. They aren't successful because they dropped out, they dropped out because finishing didn't matter to their success.