Steve Krouse on Dropping Out of College to Live the Silicon Valley Dream by Off-Trail Learning published on 2016-10-09T16:39:07Z 22-year-old Steve Krouse, co-founder of The Coding Space in New York City (thecodingspace.com), talks about his decision to leave his Computer Science major at the University of Pennsylvania to enter the world of tech and startups. We discuss why this path worked for Steve, whether it works for other young people, the role of privilege in quitting school, and practical advice for convincing parents to support your decision. * * * Want to help more young adults choose self-directed learning? Support this podcast with a $1-$2 automatic donation per episode: www.offtraillearning.com/support Provide feedback or suggest new topics/guests anytime by emailing yourstruly@blakeboles.com. Genre Learning
