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Stephen Downes

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Some interesting points in this article. The premise is, 90 percent of the economy is based on small business. Half the people in Toronto work for themselves; their enterprise is the smallest possible size. OK, suppose that's true (I couldn't say one way or another). Two things become worth asking:

  • "Why... don't [we] teach all of this in high school: how to run a business, how to set up a venture, how to examine situations and look for opportunities," and
  • "Small business life and honking big piles of debt left over from school don't go together (you'll need that for growing a venture)."

I remember Teemu Arina telling me that business development was a major part of his education. I know that it was a minimal part of mine. That's still OK - it was more important, in my case, to pursue philosophy.

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