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canadian entrepreneurs today’s question comes from one of our pulse ox business
comes from one of our pulse ox business
comes from one of our pulse ox business readers who is asking about do you need
readers who is asking about do you need
readers who is asking about do you need a college or university education to be
a college or university education to be
a college or university education to be able to two of the B’s a successful
able to two of the B’s a successful
able to two of the B’s a successful entrepreneur so the question came in
entrepreneur so the question came in
entrepreneur so the question came in saying hi Evan this article’s very
saying hi Evan this article’s very
saying hi Evan this article’s very inspiring what always puzzles me though
inspiring what always puzzles me though
inspiring what always puzzles me though about most of these success stories is
about most of these success stories is
about most of these success stories is that most of them didn’t finish their
that most of them didn’t finish their
that most of them didn’t finish their college education is that they’re
college education is that they’re
college education is that they’re smarter than most people or is that they
smarter than most people or is that they
smarter than most people or is that they were just really convinced that college
were just really convinced that college
were just really convinced that college wouldn’t help them with their with their
wouldn’t help them with their with their
wouldn’t help them with their with their business someone please answer this for
business someone please answer this for
business someone please answer this for me so thank you for the question that’s
me so thank you for the question that’s
me so thank you for the question that’s a really tough one I think the college
a really tough one I think the college
a really tough one I think the college dropouts are more well-known it’s a
dropouts are more well-known it’s a
dropouts are more well-known it’s a bigger story I guess because they take
bigger story I guess because they take
bigger story I guess because they take the road less traveled I think if you
the road less traveled I think if you
the road less traveled I think if you look at most successful entrepreneurs
look at most successful entrepreneurs
look at most successful entrepreneurs today most modern day successful
today most modern day successful
today most modern day successful entrepreneurs you’ll find that they did
entrepreneurs you’ll find that they did
entrepreneurs you’ll find that they did go to college and university they could
go to college and university they could
go to college and university they could be putting yourself at a disadvantage if
be putting yourself at a disadvantage if
be putting yourself at a disadvantage if you didn’t at least go and get your
you didn’t at least go and get your
you didn’t at least go and get your undergraduate degree you get to meet new
undergraduate degree you get to meet new
undergraduate degree you get to meet new people and just in case you have a
people and just in case you have a
people and just in case you have a fallback plan you will get a job if the
fallback plan you will get a job if the
fallback plan you will get a job if the business doesn’t work out so if you
business doesn’t work out so if you
business doesn’t work out so if you think if you look at the most successful
think if you look at the most successful
think if you look at the most successful entrepreneurs now you’ll find that most
entrepreneurs now you’ll find that most
entrepreneurs now you’ll find that most of them did go to college or university
of them did go to college or university
of them did go to college or university if you look at the previous successful
if you look at the previous successful
if you look at the previous successful entrepreneurs you know the ones from the
entrepreneurs you know the ones from the
entrepreneurs you know the ones from the past I think you’ll find two things one
past I think you’ll find two things one
past I think you’ll find two things one some of them may not have gone to
some of them may not have gone to
some of them may not have gone to college university it wasn’t for lack of
college university it wasn’t for lack of
college university it wasn’t for lack of desire it was for usually a lack of
desire it was for usually a lack of
desire it was for usually a lack of resources so they didn’t have the money
resources so they didn’t have the money
resources so they didn’t have the money to go or they were they might have
to go or they were they might have
to go or they were they might have started and they needed to drop out
started and they needed to drop out
started and they needed to drop out because they didn’t have enough money so
because they didn’t have enough money so
because they didn’t have enough money so they had to start something that just to
they had to start something that just to
they had to start something that just to try to sustain themselves so that’s
try to sustain themselves so that’s
try to sustain themselves so that’s that’s that’s very common is that in
that’s that’s very common is that in
that’s that’s very common is that in four previous entrepreneurs successful
four previous entrepreneurs successful
four previous entrepreneurs successful entrepreneurs in history they may have
entrepreneurs in history they may have
entrepreneurs in history they may have started but you know they didn’t have
started but you know they didn’t have
started but you know they didn’t have the ability to continue or even get
the ability to continue or even get
the ability to continue or even get started because they didn’t have the
started because they didn’t have the
started because they didn’t have the money to do it it’s not that they didn’t
money to do it it’s not that they didn’t
money to do it it’s not that they didn’t want to do it though and if you look at
want to do it though and if you look at
want to do it though and if you look at a lot of those successful entrepreneurs
a lot of those successful entrepreneurs
a lot of those successful entrepreneurs you’ll also find that at the beginning
you’ll also find that at the beginning
you’ll also find that at the beginning it really made them doubt themselves
it really made them doubt themselves
it really made them doubt themselves because they didn’t feel good enough
because they didn’t feel good enough
because they didn’t feel good enough they felt inadequate they felt they
they felt inadequate they felt they
they felt inadequate they felt they weren’t as educators of the people and
weren’t as educators of the people and
weren’t as educators of the people and they felt that that actually held them
they felt that that actually held them
they felt that that actually held them back with the business so you’ll find
back with the business so you’ll find
back with the business so you’ll find the rare exception you’ll find some
the rare exception you’ll find some
the rare exception you’ll find some people who say you know college
people who say you know college
people who say you know college university wasn’t really helpful and I
university wasn’t really helpful and I
university wasn’t really helpful and I didn’t want to do that in want to launch
didn’t want to do that in want to launch
didn’t want to do that in want to launch my own business instead but for the most
my own business instead but for the most
my own business instead but for the most part you’ll find that people either went
part you’ll find that people either went
part you’ll find that people either went to college university or they wanted to
to college university or they wanted to
to college university or they wanted to go but weren’t able to so you won’t find
go but weren’t able to so you won’t find
go but weren’t able to so you won’t find many people will say don’t go to college
many people will say don’t go to college
many people will say don’t go to college university in my own experience I went
university in my own experience I went
university in my own experience I went to university what university of toronto
to university what university of toronto
to university what university of toronto and did my undergrad degree there and
and did my undergrad degree there and
and did my undergrad degree there and that was a turning point for me so a lot
that was a turning point for me so a lot
that was a turning point for me so a lot of my friends were going off to do jobs
of my friends were going off to do jobs
of my friends were going off to do jobs i’d already started my business
i’d already started my business
i’d already started my business part-time while i was in university and
part-time while i was in university and
part-time while i was in university and i had the option to go and work at some
i had the option to go and work at some
i had the option to go and work at some big companies and i thought you’re on
big companies and i thought you’re on
big companies and i thought you’re on i’m taking a year off and instead of
i’m taking a year off and instead of
i’m taking a year off and instead of going to get a job I’m gonna go do my
going to get a job I’m gonna go do my
going to get a job I’m gonna go do my own business and it was something I felt
own business and it was something I felt
own business and it was something I felt I’m I might regret and a lot of times
I’m I might regret and a lot of times
I’m I might regret and a lot of times you start a job and then you start
you start a job and then you start
you start a job and then you start working on your career path and the
working on your career path and the
working on your career path and the excitement about said in the business
excitement about said in the business
excitement about said in the business starts to fade and then there’s it’s too
starts to fade and then there’s it’s too
starts to fade and then there’s it’s too much of a risk to do because you have a
much of a risk to do because you have a
much of a risk to do because you have a safe secure job wherever you do it right
safe secure job wherever you do it right
safe secure job wherever you do it right at the beginning I felt a lot of those
at the beginning I felt a lot of those
at the beginning I felt a lot of those opportunities would still be there for
opportunities would still be there for
opportunities would still be there for me I could always go back and get those
me I could always go back and get those
me I could always go back and get those jobs if after the one year didn’t work
jobs if after the one year didn’t work
jobs if after the one year didn’t work out so I did finish my university
out so I did finish my university
out so I did finish my university education in terms of the undergrad
education in terms of the undergrad
education in terms of the undergrad degree for the four years and then I
degree for the four years and then I
degree for the four years and then I started off doing one year of doing my
started off doing one year of doing my
started off doing one year of doing my own business full time and then never
own business full time and then never
own business full time and then never went back to go get a job so it ended up
went back to go get a job so it ended up
went back to go get a job so it ended up working out for me but I would always
working out for me but I would always
working out for me but I would always recommend going to college university if
recommend going to college university if
recommend going to college university if you can try to take courses that you
you can try to take courses that you
you can try to take courses that you think will help you with your career and
think will help you with your career and
think will help you with your career and also you know learn about
also you know learn about
also you know learn about entrepreneurship if there’s any kind of
entrepreneurship if there’s any kind of
entrepreneurship if there’s any kind of entrepreneurship stream that you can
entrepreneurship stream that you can
entrepreneurship stream that you can learn from try to get involved in the
learn from try to get involved in the
learn from try to get involved in the different programs that they have if
different programs that they have if
different programs that they have if there’s anything that supports start up
there’s anything that supports start up
there’s anything that supports start up and you kind of start up club or
and you kind of start up club or
and you kind of start up club or investor club get involved in that and
investor club get involved in that and
investor club get involved in that and also try to meet people who are
also try to meet people who are
also try to meet people who are entrepreneurs I think one of the
entrepreneurs I think one of the
entrepreneurs I think one of the greatest experience you can get and long
greatest experience you can get and long
greatest experience you can get and long lasting from a college university
lasting from a college university
lasting from a college university education is being able to meet
education is being able to meet
education is being able to meet interesting people who can hopefully
interesting people who can hopefully
interesting people who can hopefully become lifelong friends and also
become lifelong friends and also
become lifelong friends and also potential business partners for you for
potential business partners for you for
potential business partners for you for future ventures so hopefully I’ll help I
future ventures so hopefully I’ll help I
future ventures so hopefully I’ll help I know a lot of people think about that
know a lot of people think about that
know a lot of people think about that decision should i go to college universe
decision should i go to college universe
decision should i go to college universe or not that’s my take on it at least in
or not that’s my take on it at least in
or not that’s my take on it at least in terms of my experience and what famous
terms of my experience and what famous
terms of my experience and what famous entrepreneurs have gone through so
entrepreneurs have gone through so
entrepreneurs have gone through so thanks for the question for those of you
thanks for the question for those of you
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