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Marc Andreessen wants you to stay in school


Marc Andreessen isn’t always known for his good advice, but he was right in one memorable exchange: When asked by a Stanford student if they should drop out of college, he responded, “Stay in school. Because if you’re going to drop out, you won’t listen to me anyway.” As a college dropout, this advice hit […]

When asked by a Stanford student if they should drop out of college, he responded, “Stay in school. I had to forge my own path, which meant moving to the Bay Area, jumping into the industry, and having the good fortune to work with some very successful companies. And I could work on some cool stuff at the same time, like a private web browser by a startup called Neeva.

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