"Silicon Valley is having an anti-college moment due to sky-high education fees, AI lowering the barrier to entry for skills like coding, and the shifting political and social landscape. But three young founders who dropped out of college told Business Insider that they weren't motivated by expenses or politics, but by timing. Each spotted an opportunity in the market that they couldn't resist, leading them to quit college and go all in on entrepreneurship."
"But eight months into college life, in June 2021, he dropped out to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions, inspired by the boom in meme stocks and crypto. Investing was one of his long-term interests, and Wang wanted to take advantage of that year's retail investor craze, and his company, Dub, was born. The platform allows retail investors to automatically copy the trades of more experienced investors."
Silicon Valley is experiencing an anti-college moment driven by high tuition, AI lowering skill barriers, and changing political and social dynamics. Three young founders left college because they spotted time-sensitive market opportunities and chose entrepreneurship over completing degrees. Steven Wang left Harvard in June 2021 to build Dub amid a retail investor craze, creating a platform that lets retail investors copy experienced traders and raising $17 million with a team around 25 people. Wang described trade-offs such as missing parts of college and imagining a return to study, but he believes pursuing the opportunity was the right choice. David Kobrosky also dropped out multiple times to pursue work and AI.
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