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grads_apr10.jpgOn Wednesday of this week, Flickr and Hunch co-founder Caterina Fake wrote a provocatively titled blog suggesting that wanna-be entrepreneurs should drop out of college. She based this opinion on the amount of successful companies founded by drop-outs, including Facebook, Twitter, Apple and Microsoft, as well as the drop-outs she finds herself investing in as an angel. But should education play such an insignificant role in entrepreneurship? The answer is not as simple as some think.

As with many blogs by intellectual authors, the comments they elicit are often as good, if not better reads that the original post itself. As for Fake's post about dropping out of college, this is certainly the case. The notably civil discussion ignited in the comments by Fake's intentionally comment-baiting title and post are some of the most interesting perspectives on entrepreneurial education I've yet to read.

To read the full, original article click on this link: The Role of Education in Entrepreneurship - ReadWriteStart

Author: Chris Cameron