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5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 18, 2016 by Ed Cooke · across every show →

Everything said about school, oldest first

Nov 18, 2016
Insight
Students learn more from their peers than from formal school instruction
“You know, you learn most at school, not from your school, but from your friends.”
Ed Cooke Nov 18, 2016 ▶ 5:55 20VC: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory on What Is Missing In EdTech? What Does The Integration Of AI & Education Look Like & The Core Pillars Of Optimising Memory
Jun 22, 2020 negative
Insight
Wilkinson argues school and MBAs are wasteful for tech entrepreneurs
“I think school is often a waste of time, especially if you're in tech. My number one piece of feedback to people is, Get experience. If you want to be in business, start a business. Don't do an MBA.”
Andrew Wilkinson Jun 22, 2020 ▶ 34:36 20VC: Andrew Wilkinson on Building The Berkshire Hathway of Tech, Sustainable vs Unsustainable Growth and The Relationship Between Money and Freedom
Mar 20, 2024
Insight
Lemieux: Tech leaders must unprogram workers from school-style solo homework habits
“So you've, we've got, like, 21 years indoctrinated in getting a homework assignment, going away, and coming back. And then we're like, we throw you into the workforce, and we're like, by the way, now your job is to cheat as much as you can. I'm gonna give you …”
Jean-Michel Lemieux Mar 20, 2024 ▶ 22:42 Jean-Michel Lemieux: Three Product Decisions Every Team Needs to Make | E1129 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 24, 2026 negative
Opinion
Stebbings: Schools Fail to Teach Sales and Public Speaking
“School misses the two most important things, which is sales and public speaking.”
Harry Stebbings Jan 24, 2026 ▶ 5:34 20VC: Raising $400M for 20VC: Fundraising Lessons | Getting Marc Benioff Through 53 Cold Emails: How to Master Cold Outbound | 7 Lessons from 101 Decacorn Founders with Harry Stebbings (Simon Squibb Edition)
Jul 25, 2026 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Nitski: Material learned in school will quickly become outdated
“Get a real internship as soon as possible because whatever you learn in school is probably going to be outdated quickly.”
Osvald Nitski Jul 25, 2026 ▶ 55:06 Mercor Head of Product on Revenue Concentration from Frontier Labs
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