/macdonald/taxonomy/term/993/all en /macdonald/channels/news/minoring-entrepreneurship-majoring-success-260166 <p>Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg – they are the exceptions, not the rule. Especially in Canada: a study by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, for example, found that nearly 90 per cent of the founders of Canada’s top 250 tech companies are university graduates.</p> Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:49:23 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52207 at /macdonald