I appreciate your skepticism. There really -isn't- any way to know for sure. For me, the best I can do is compare what would have been to what actually happened.
If I had stayed in college, I would have finished with a masters in CS and Mathematics.
I dropped out instead. By the time I would have graduated, I managed to:
- Co-found a startup
- Build a million-user product by myself
- Speak at half a dozen conferences, including GDC and RailsConf
- Help kickstart a multi-billion dollar new industry
- Get married
That seems like a damn good decision if you ask me.
If I had stayed in college, I would have finished with a masters in CS and Mathematics.
I dropped out instead. By the time I would have graduated, I managed to:
- Co-found a startup
- Build a million-user product by myself
- Speak at half a dozen conferences, including GDC and RailsConf
- Help kickstart a multi-billion dollar new industry
- Get married
That seems like a damn good decision if you ask me.