We have compiled a list of amazing entrepreneurs who have risen to the top. Some of these high-profile entrepreneurs you will recognize immediately, while others you may be discovering for the first time. Their backgrounds and industries run the gamut. However they all have at least two things in common: incredible success and no college degree. Many of these successful moguls didn’t even complete elementary school, and still more are considered high school dropouts. Below is a list of just a few:
Abraham Lincoln (Former President) Andrew Jackson ( President)
Ben Kaufman (Kluster) Bill Gates (Microsoft).
Coco Chanel (Chanel). Dave Thomas (Wendy’s)
David Oreck (The Oreck Corporation). Debbi Fields (Mrs. Fields)
Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company) John D. Rockefeller (Standard Oil)
John Mackey (Whole Foods) Kevin Rose (Digg.com)
Larry Ellison (Oracle). Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
Michael Dell (Dell). Russell Simmons (Def Jam)
Shawn Fanning (Napster). Ted Turner (Turner Broadcasting)
Walt Disney (Walt Disney Company) Y.C Wang (Formosa Plastics
While most business leaders and entrepreneurs have not achieved the level of success of the people on the list above, many of them still count themselves among the golden many who have achieved success without attending college. With renewed attention on student interest rates and vigourous debate on the usefulness of a college degree in the professional workspace, we examine how and why the most successful people in the world bypassed higher learning for entrepreneurship to achieve life long dreams.
This article is in no way intended to discourage the usefulness and effectiveness of obtaining higher education, but mostly to encourage those with great ideas and who find themselves in a circumstance with no college degree. There is hope, just follow the example of the many others who have done it. While we’ve just listed 20, we know there are hundreds (if not thousands) more entrepreneurs who have achieved success without a college degree. Are you one of them? Let us know who you are and your business details. We look to feature your accomplishments as well.
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