Paths to peaks: University dropout lands $1.5m in funding
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-In the first year of his degree course, the younger Mr Shetty felt "frustrated doing theoretical stuff in university even though it was an applied maths degree". "I looked at the modules I was going to take. Even in statistics, the parts where we used real-life data were limited," he said.
-Still, he knew he had to put university on hold if he wanted to succeed with PlusMargin.
"For example, can anyone copy Grab or Uber now? It's a game of how fast you move, especially in the tech start-up scene. We could come in later and solve the problem as well, but there would be other companies which would have already built a substantial client base and we will always be a small company relative to them."
Qn: "There is little value in schools today". To what extent do you agree with the statement?
-In the first year of his degree course, the younger Mr Shetty felt "frustrated doing theoretical stuff in university even though it was an applied maths degree". "I looked at the modules I was going to take. Even in statistics, the parts where we used real-life data were limited," he said.
-Still, he knew he had to put university on hold if he wanted to succeed with PlusMargin.
"For example, can anyone copy Grab or Uber now? It's a game of how fast you move, especially in the tech start-up scene. We could come in later and solve the problem as well, but there would be other companies which would have already built a substantial client base and we will always be a small company relative to them."
Qn: "There is little value in schools today". To what extent do you agree with the statement?
posted by Dark Shadow | 11:17 AM
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