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Jeff Bezos said key is using those years straight out of college to join “a best practices company, somewhere where you can learn a lot of basic fundamental things Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a warning for Gen Z students who are ditching college to become their own boss. Jeff Bezos last month warned Gen Z that college dropout success stories are too good to be true for most people, reports Fortune. “It is possible to be 18, 19, 20 years old, drop out of college and be a great entrepreneur,” Bezos recently said on stage at Italian Tech Week 2025. “We have famous examples of that working, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. But these people are the exception.”For those unreversed, Jeff Bezos started Amazon out of a garage in 1994. Jeff Bezos said entry-level jobs, such as those at McDonald’s, teach essential foundational skills needed for long-term success. He emphasized that these small roles help build discipline, resilience, and the ability to handle pressure — qualities many Gen Z entrepreneurs overlook in their rush to start businesses.Jeff Bezos completed his graduation from Princeton University in 1996 with a degree in marketing. He spoke about his own journey of climbing the corporate ladder at Wall Street before he founded the tech giant Amazon. The billionaire believes that following a steady career path can actually increase the chances of achieving entrepreneurial success later.ALSO READ: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon takes a U-turn after Zohran Mamdani's stunning NYC win, says 'If I find it productive...''Join a best practices company'Jeff Bezos said key is using those years straight out of college to join “a best practices company, somewhere where you can learn a lot of basic fundamental things, how to hire really well, how to interview.” “There’s still lots of time to start a company after you have absorbed it and it increases your odds, in my opinion.”Live Events“I started Amazon when I was 30, not when I was 20, and I think that that extra 10 years of experience actually improved the odds that Amazon would succeed,” he added. “So that would always be my advice, I finished college, and I think it’s been helpful to me.”“What I’m seeing is of the overall unemployment, people without college degrees have no jobs.” The CEO, who formerly served as the 14th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, revealed that he’s expecting an influx of unemployment as AI impacts those entry-level jobs. Already he says, “it’s much harder to find a job… It’s really hitting young adults without college degrees.”ALSO READ: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has changed course? Big discovery by NASA in visitor's speed as it moves toward EarthEarlier, Jeff Bezos also stressed that the working environments like McDonald’s exposes gratification, adding that the working environment in companies like McDonald’s expose young people to real world challenges such as managing time, dealing with customers and working as part of a team. Bezos argue that these experiences are more valuable than any theoretical knowledge or online hustle. “You don’t need to start a company at 20,” he added. “You need to learn how the world works first.”Jeff Bezos' fortune sees massive jumpAmazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos added nearly $10 billion to his net worth in a single day after Amazon’s stock surged following a major deal between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI. According to Forbes, Bezos, who owns about 8% of Amazon, saw his fortune jump $9.8 billion (around 3.8%) by Monday afternoon. His total net worth reached an estimated $264.1 billion as of 3:20 p.m. EST on Monday.ALSO READ: Zohran Mamdani, who won New York City mayor’s race, secretly tied the knot in exotic Dubai ceremony with Rama Duwaji? What we knowAdd as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onJeff BezosJeff Bezos warning Gen Zcollege dropout success storiessuccess stories Bill Gates Mark ZuckerbergAmazon founder net worthJeff Bezos gen z warningJeff Bezos college dropoutsJeff Bezos amazonJeff Bezos advice to studentsJeff Bezos news (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onJeff BezosJeff Bezos warning Gen Zcollege dropout success storiessuccess stories Bill Gates Mark ZuckerbergAmazon founder net worthJeff Bezos gen z warningJeff Bezos college dropoutsJeff Bezos amazonJeff Bezos advice to studentsJeff Bezos news(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless Explore More Stories123
