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Speaking as a high school drop out, I wouldn't recommend it for the vast majority of people. College is useful for the people you meet as much as the education you receive.

That said, in Silicon Valley, a few companies on your résumé, a single high profile company and/or a major achievement is more than enough to compensate for a lack of education.

Outside of Silicon Valley? Well that's another story.



>Outside of Silicon Valley? Well that's another story.

It's the same here in the Boston area. I suspect it'll be the same at most companies with heavy software work.


He probably meant 'Silicon Valley' metonymically.




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