New wave of HS and College dropouts making it big doing it in tech/startup community rather than Spo

[Xennial]

It's a long read but basically a lot of teens, 17 year olds etc. are moving to SF and going to Hackathon to get noticed by startups to get hired kind of like the NBA/NFL combine for teams.

https://stories.californiasunday.com/2015-06-07/real-teenagers-silicon-valley

 

[youngwolf]

Knew exactly who made the thread the second I read the title.

 

[georgescorewell]

So what you saying OP?

 

[bravelude]

das only a small percentage.

 

[360waves]

Interesting, I wonder if this will catch on as far as high school graduates, opening up their own businesses/ trades instead of going to college.

 

[moneylicious]

wish @superb was still here to make sense of this 

 

[stay lurkin]

These are just those few special people

Nothing to see here stay in school people.

 

[wayniac211]

Knew exactly who made the thread the second I read the title.

 

[tomdiginson]

Interesting

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Should I burn my degrees and move to the Bay?

 

[a blinkin]

wish @superb was still here to make sense of this 

 

[AEA18]

Fouad Matin is a real name?

 

[fontaine]

They should have to do atkeast two years in college!

They're ruining college technology!

etc etc...




It's amazing how we give basketball players such grief about pursuing a dream that they at very well capable of attaining....

But never bet an eyelash at baseball, tennis, golf, and now tech folks.

 

[frshstunna]

At least get your high school diploma

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Richard we all know why man

 

[Coromanti]

Interesting.
Finish HS.

I do think it would be interesting to see a world where teens picked a career right after HS.

 

[Nawzlew]

Great and all.

But don't use this as an excuse to not go to college.

 

[gentrification]

Hurry before this bursts! Not gonna happen for a minute doe. 

 

[gentrification]

They should send more women. Hella dudes now 

 

[703 hwy]

In b4 this becomes a race thread

 

[frank mucus]

At least get your high school diploma

That's a waist. I was able to get my dream job at FTL dropping out of high school. School is only necessary for some people, not everyone.

 

[njcollector]

That's a waist. I was able to get my dream job at FTL dropping out of high school. School is only necessary for some people, not everyone.

i wonder who will bite

 

[Xennial]

They should have to do atkeast two years in college!

They're ruining college technology!

etc etc...




It's amazing how we give basketball players such grief about pursuing a dream that they at very well capable of attaining....

But never bet an eyelash at baseball, tennis, golf, and now tech folks.

U left out actors, screen writers, rappers, singers, music producers, songwriters, bloggers, youtubers etc.

 

[Xennial]

Interesting.
Finish HS.

I do think it would be interesting to see a world where teens picked a career right after HS.

There's no reason to finish HS if these teens can write code

 

[penny1folarin]

aint no different than the ig models / ballerinas of the night tryna get choose