"You will learn things in a startup, of course. But the way to learn the fastest is to work on whatever you're most curious about, and you don't have that luxury in a startup. In a startup, you have to work on whatever users want most."
"If you're in high school and you want to start a startup one day, you might think the best thing to do now is to start startups. But it probably isn't."
"when he was 19, he seemed like he had a 40-year-old inside him."
High school students generally should not start startups before graduating. Most teenagers lack the maturity and experience required for founder life. Learning, curiosity, and skill-building should be prioritized during youth rather than launching companies. Startups often impose pressure to succeed and force founders to focus on what users want, which can limit curiosity-driven learning. Pursuing personal intellectual interests accelerates learning more effectively than early founding. Exceptional cases of successful teenage founders exist, but they are rare. Readiness for founding can and should be tested before committing to a startup.
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