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		jaimebuelta on April 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quote Meritocracy Unquote "... unless you're the rare lucky chump like Steve Jobs or Larry Ellison" is a better example

mindcrime on April 2, 2013 [–]

Fair enough, I was thinking in terms of "graduated from an Ivy League school", but point taken.

Anyway, that I could have chosen a better example doesn't negate the point, that you can certainly be very successful without having attended an Ivy League school.

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