A Growing Trend of 16-20 Year Old Founders Skipping College to Build Startups
paraschopra · x · 2026-09-21
Paras Chopra says that while it's a minor trend, he's clearly noticing more 16-20 year old founders skipping college and going straight into building a startup. He's genuinely excited about it: college has value in terms of human connection, but he thinks we'll find better alternatives for it.
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