Is a college degree still worth it for aspiring entrepreneurs? I dropped out of a top engineering program to start my own SaaS company, and three years later we're generating real revenue. But I also see countless founders with degrees who leverage alumni networks and structured thinking in ways I had to learn the hard way. The statistics are messy too—some studies show higher startup success rates among graduates, while others highlight famous dropouts like Gates and Zuckerberg. For someone choosing between a $50k student loan and a bootstrap attempt, which path actually builds better founders?