(Martin Zwilling, startupprofessionals.com, October 28, 2018) A popular myth these days is that finishing college only dilutes your entrepreneurial instincts, and the best of the best, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, dropped out early to hasten their success. I agree with Robert E. Litan, former VP of research at the Kauffman Foundation, that these are exceptions to the rule, rather than a model to emulate.
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The 6 Biggest Startup Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Jaqcueline Whitmore, entrepreneur.com, May 13, 2016) As any entrepreneur can attest, there is a lot to do when starting your own business. It’s easy to make mistakes in the early days but you can avoid some of them if you know what they are. Many start-up entrepreneurs fall into these all-too-common traps, which can bog down or block their business flow.