<p>I want to be a startup entrepreneur, not necessarily the programmer but involved somehow. What colleges and majors are recommended for an aspiring tech startup entrepreneur?</p>
<p>The answer is that there are no colleges and/or majors that lead towards being in a tech startup. It is much more about personality, drive, attitude, connections, and of course, technical skills, than it is about what school you came from or what degree you have. </p>
<p>However, because of these attributes I listed, there is a high correlation between startups and some of the top schools in the country. Stanford and MIT are certainly some of the most recognized schools that have fostered individuals who go on to found tech startups. It's not because these schools teach it, but because when you get highly motivated, smart, and connected individuals together, it is a better recipe for a startup. </p>
<p>What does it take to be in a startup? Absolute passion and devotion to your business, at all costs typically. A startup is not a 9-5 job. It also takes a lot of talent, skill, and versatility; a startup is driven by only a handful of individuals, so there is no room for someone who can't pull their weight and then some. </p>
<p>Business degrees are pretty useless for the startup world. Entrepreneurship programs are generally just as useless. In the technology startup world, you either have it or you don't. No one can teach you the necessary skills to survive and do well. Running a startup, of course, requires a good business sense, but that alone won't get you very far. </p>
<p>It's all about identifying market opportunities, cultivating an idea, and devoting 100% of your time to make it happen. It's a very difficult and high-risk culture and is not for the weak of heart. </p>
<p>If you want a suggestion, I'd say an engineering major at Stanford. Of course, we are talking about one of the most prestigious and difficult programs in the world... and that alone probably doesn't mean that you will have what it takes to run a startup (and vice versa, this doesn't necessarily imply that without a college degree you wouldn't have the skills to do a startup).</p>
<p>bump .</p>