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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Some of the most notable names in business who did not complete college

BILL GATES (1955– ), FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION
He went off to Harvard University to become a high-flying attorney like his father. But when his interest and intellect turned toward computers, he dropped out of Harvard and went on to form his computer software company.

STEVEN JOBS (1955– ), FOUNDER OF APPLE COMPUTER
Jobs dropped out of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, after one semester. The bright and audacious entrepreneur had a sixth sense for what sort of technology he wanted to see and use, so he launched the Apple computing empire. The kid without a college degree became a household name and a star of the information technology hall of fame.

MICHAEL DELL (1965– ), FOUNDER OF DELL COMPUTER
After one year at the University of Texas in Austin, Dell dropped out when his part-time computer business took off. Today, Michael Dell is a colorful and dynamic speaker. He begins many of his public speaking engagements with mention of the company he started in his garage based on the concept of ‘‘build-to-order’’ technology. No degree, no problem for Michael Dell. But Dell has created big problems for other manufacturers in the PC market who now fight for market share in the arena of personal computers.

THOMAS EDISON (1847–1931), INVENTOR
Edison spent three months in school, and then was homeschooled by his mother. At the age of twelve he began his entrepreneurial ventures selling fruit, candy, and newsletters to railroad commuters. He suffered from deafness and later worked his way into a telegraph position with Western Union Telegraph. The kid with no education is now part of every American child’s education.

WALT DISNEY (1901–1966), FOUNDER OF THE DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT CONGLOMERATE
Raised on a Missouri farm, Disney took art lessons through correspondence courses and at a local museum. He was known to have had a learning disability. He later was an apprentice advertising animator after serving in the Red Cross during World War I. Armed with no formal college education but much art instruction and experience as an illustrator, he set out for Hollywood to make animated films with his older brother, Roy, in 1923. Education or not, the Disney name grew, stuck, and is known throughout the world today.

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