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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Dec 2014

    Fred Wilson: 21 of 72 founders USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou 

    9:49 AM - 23 Dec 2014
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      2. Adam Pisoni‏ @adampisoni 23 Dec 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg @pmarca I dropped out of HS to go to college, but dropped out after a year to start my first co in `94. I'm a Jr. High Grad. No GED.

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. Adam Pisoni‏ @adampisoni 23 Dec 2014
        Replying to @adampisoni

        @paulg @pmarca The 3 founding engineers of Yammer were all HS dropouts. @kgale @somezack and myself. We loved learning too much to stay.

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. seth sternberg‏ @sethjs 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg @pmarca clear college degree not needed for entrepreneurship, but most folks won't be entrepreneurs / shouldn't drop out

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Nadim Hossain‏ @NadimHossain 23 Dec 2014
        Replying to @sethjs

        @sethjs @paulg @pmarca Dangerous narratve, propagated mostly by college grads. Safety nets "haves" encouraging have nots to do w/o

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      1. Matthew Gardiner‏ @matwg 24 Dec 2014
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        “@paulg: Fred Wilson: 21 of 72 founders USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou ”

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      1. Philip Guo‏Verified account @pgbovine 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg also where they those dropouts get into college? If they got admitted into top colleges, that's already a giant filter

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      1. nina eleanor alter‏ @ninavizz 24 Dec 2014
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        @paulg @raganwald I sure hope they gave their parental morale, family stability & financial support for a college degree to an at risk teen!

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      1. Prerak  🎈‏ @PNTrivedy 23 Dec 2014
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        “@paulg: Fred Wilson: 21 of 72 founders USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou ”

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      1. Paul Lalonde‏ @Flux_Lalonde 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg alternately, 51 of the 72 did have degrees. The odds still pull that way.

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      1. Aurora Archer‏ @auroraarcher 23 Dec 2014
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        Worth digesting 4 a minute “@paulg: Fred Wilson: 21 of 72 founders USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou ”

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      1. Andrew Jude‏ @itsandrewjude 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg how many of YCs grads are non-college grads? What about your partners? More interested to see parental background versus education.

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      1. Giuseppe De Giorgi‏ @giudegio 26 Dec 2014
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        @paulg "You need to be credible as an entrepreneur. That means being able to see, recruit, make, and sell." - @fredwilson

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      1. Colm Dooney‏ @ColmDooney 24 Dec 2014
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        @paulg the rise of the autodidacts. Sounds like it could be the name of a Transformers movie now that I think of it. Great stat!

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      1. Ventura Social‏ @Ventura_Social 24 Dec 2014
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        @paulg 👍👍

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      1. Scott Francis‏ @sfrancisatx 24 Dec 2014
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        “@paulg: Fred Wilson: 21 of 72 founders USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou ” so 2/3+ ppl funded graduated.

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      1. Olivier Amar‏ @olivier_amar 24 Dec 2014
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        @paulg Can you plot that against their ages? Just curious to know if younger founders are ditching college to start a company @pmarca

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      1. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 23 Dec 2014
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        MT @paulg: @fredwilson: 21 of 72 founders @USV has funded did not graduate from college. http://bit.ly/1zuk8Ou 

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      1. Tyler Hogge.  🎯‏ @thogge 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg @pmarca would love the stat on MBAs @fredwilson

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      1. joanna‏ @joannapantages 23 Dec 2014
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        @paulg ironic how most angelist 'featured' are always stanford harvard x and y. I screenshot saved like 20+ examples.

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