one of the most frequent questions i get
from young people is what is the best
degree to get for an entrepreneur
I think I have a pretty good answer to
that let's talk about it
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learn and grow. now going to university
going to college getting a bachelor's
degree is really seen as like a
milestone for a lot of people it's one
of those things that get some started in
the professional world and it can seem
like a huge decision where to go what to
study know what your major should be all
these things and you have people telling
you all types of different things
well a lot of the big questions I get
about if you want to be an entrepreneur
if you know that's what you want to do
what is it that you should study there's
a lot to answer for this question so
let's get into it
first off guys if you don't want to be
an entrepreneur if you just want to be
employee for someone and work for
someone else and this is the wrong video
for you go to university study
engineering, actuarial science,
mathematics, computer science, any hard
science, pre-med those degrees that are
going to give you the highest earning
potential and that's what you should
study because if you want to work for
someone else you want to make as much as
possible or don't even go to university
learn a trade become an electrician or
plumber and you're going to make a very
good living without a degree. but i think
most of you guys are here because you
want to know what the best way to become
an entrepreneur what you should study at
university is and that's what we're
going to talk about
it's a complicated answer so let's start
to break it down
first things first guys something more
important than what you actually study
is don't go into debt to get your
education it's not worth it if you want
to be an entrepreneur you're not
positioning yourself well for
entrepreneurship if you're taking on
debt
there's a lot of options out there to
help you pay for university and you need
to find them and take advantage
the first one being grants and
scholarships these what this is one of
the things i did I got a lot of grants
and scholarships throughout my whole
education to help me pay for and it's
one of the ways i avoided going into
debt
the second way is to start out at
Community College again this is
something i did my very first degree was
from the Community College of Rhode
Island it was my associates degree it
was very affordable
I didn't go into any debt to get it i
paid for it all myself with grants and
scholarships and money I earned and i
was able to take a lot of electives
there that really were beneficial to me
in the long run and i'll talk about how
you leverage that a little bit, but guys
no matter what you study if you want to
be an entrepreneur do not incur debt to
get your education under no
circumstances that worth it
now that that that issue is out of the
way and that really is the most
important thing here guys
what degree should you study what what
major what subject should you study in
the short answer is it doesn't matter
pick something you're passionate about
let that passion motivate you and Drive
you because if you can't be successful
it's something that you really feel
passionate about what's going to
motivate you what are you going to be
successful in pick that subject that
you're going to be interested in right
if its history study history if its
computer science study computer science
if its literature study literature it
doesn't matter just be passionate about
it
bring that to the table bring your
passion to the table when you're
studying and I think that will go much
further than any specific degree would
that being set be smart about you're
elected every degree has electives guys
take electives that are going to benefit
you long-term and like i said when i was
doing my associates and my bachelor's i
picked electives that we're going to
benefit me that I knew were going to
help me in the long run to be an
entrepreneur take programming classes
guys learn how to code because that's
important no matter what your business's
know the basics of computer programming
take accounting
take marketing marketing is going to be
one of the most important things for any
business to build your brand to get it
out there you know take these types of
classes public speaking I took a public
speaking class that's generally
considered a flop class it paid off for
me tremendously i speak all over the
world now take a law class a basic law
class understand the law of contracts
business law anything like that is going
to go a long way to helping you be an
entrepreneur and have a better
understanding of the moving pieces of
any business guys the next thing that's
still more important than what degree
you're actually getting what major
you're studying is the people you
surround yourself with and I've talked
about this on this channel before
because the people around you
heavily influenced your motivation in
what you're doing so you want to
surround yourself with driven people
people who are passionate and take
advantage of being away at college of
being at a university surrounded by
completely new groups of people who you
don't know get to know them push
yourself
surround yourself with people who are
driven fine professors who can mentor
you who have experienced that you can
draw on it's not just the people closest
around you guys
expand your network get to meet as many
people as you can because you never know
what someone is going to open up
opportunities wise to you in the future
or how you can potentially help someone
who you meet through a business contact
making a connection
this is all part of the power of
networking and expanding your personal
Network surrounding yourself with
positive people
next on the list guys take advantage of
being a student and I don't just mean
using your student ID to get a discount
the movies take advantage of you know
being around professors who can mentor
you who have experienced that might
interest you take advantage of your
projects to interview businesspeople and
get close to them contacting a business
and say hey I'm a student on doing a
project I'd love to interview this
person the CEO this head of marketing
for my project can we arrange that is a
great way to get access you would
otherwise not
have you no joint activities that are
going to give you exposure to different
industries guys sitting on lectures that
are just topics that are going to expand
your knowledge
these are the type of things you need to
take advantage of being a student don't
just be a passive bystander in your
education take an active role and
actually hack your education get the
most out of it
guys find internships that are going to
help you get experience with small
businesses and startups most schools are
going to have an apartment that's
dedicated just to finding internships
for their students and matching them
with companies now don't just rely on
that department to find you the right
internship because a lot of those going
to be a big corporations are going to be
structured internship programs with a
stick you in a cubicle and you report to
some manager with a overinflated sense
of importance what you want to do is go
out identify companies that you want to
learn from you want to find companies
with high performing teams small
businesses that's going to give you a
much better perspective on the
day-to-day operations
that's going to be a great learning
experience for you i would make contact
with that internship Department your
university from day one and just make
sure they know who you are and what
you're looking for
so if something does come in that you're
fit for that's a fifth for you they're
gonna cab you in mind they're gonna let
you know make it known what you want and
go after it
so guys that is pretty much it it
doesn't matter what degree you get if
you want to be an entrepreneur don't go
into debt and use these steps to hack
your education get the most out of that
experience I promise you guys the
majority of the useful knowledge that
you get as a college student is going to
come from outside the classroom so don't
miss those opportunities find them and
take advantage of them finally guys if
you have any questions about how I want
all the way through my PhD without
incurring any debt leave those questions
down below in the comments and I'll
answer all them for you if you guys like
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