Someone rightfully said, “Life’s too short to spend your time avoiding failure.” Life is all about risks, and for these entrepreneurs, they took the biggest one: quitting school in order to pursue their dreams. Though this isn’t the sure fire way to be successful, it sure did work out for some of these guys, making them billionaires in no time. And no, I’m not asking you to drop out of school. Let’s meet these billionaires, shall we?
1. BILL GATES – He Who Changed The World of Computers
Bill Gates is Harvard’s most successful dropout. He is one of the richest people in the world and is worth 67 billion dollars. He left school in order to pursue his dream of creating Microsoft. Two and a half years into joining Harvard, he dropped out. Despite the fact that he dropped out early, he believes that Education is fundamental and dropping out isn’t the best idea there is out there. He constantly encourages students to stay in school and has completed a number of online courses.