128 - 🌎︎ School vs Skills

In this episode we discuss the comparison between formal education, such as university, and experience on the job. The benefits of both are undeniable, however, it's important to see how these two paths are different and provide different strengths. 💡 Topics In this Discussion: 🔸 The relevancy of education and experience in entrepreneurship. Learning that founding a company is larger and more complex than anticipated is a common theme amongst entrepreneurs we have spoken with. Whilst the origin of this community is the MIT Bootcamps in Venture Leadership. 🔸 The Power of Failing: A moment of failure will almost always provide more learning than studying for founding a company, however the cost is often more severe as well. 🔸Education in Different Industries: Some areas of expertise requires the rigours of a formal education more than others. Spencer discusses the perceived need for formal education engineering, which may be starting to shift with apprenticeships starting to appear. 🎥 Big thanks to VidOps for supporting Founders Voyage. Use code voyage at ⁠vidops.io⁠ for 10% off expert audio, video, animation, and photography services. 👏 Props to the stellar crew: Nancy Nash, Daniel M. Melo, Carlos Javier Chacón Sánchez, Matthew Ray, and host Spencer Walker-Fooks. You bring this show to life. 🥂 Want to support the journey? Join us on ⁠Patreon. #FoundersVoyage #Entrepreneurship #Podcast