Out of 100 Unicorn founders in India: 30 people are from IIT Delhi, 18 from IIT Bombay and 16 from IIT Kanpur.

A good formal education from an elite institute helps provides a strong network, funding opportunities & an ecosystem of highly intelligent peers.

With the freelancing world picking up. And, many kids wanting to become YouTubers, more and more people question the need of formal college education.

They are partially correct. Average/bad colleges are dying a fast death. However, education from an exceptional college still holds value.
Who knows what would happen in the future.

But, the compounding benefits of a strong pedigree is still massive.


This post was originally shared by Akshat Shrivastava on Linkedin.