Where does the ideal startup founder come from? Whom is he or she connected to?
LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. It mined the data of its more than 115 million users to understand the background of entrepreneurs. The result is an infographic that dives into the educational and corporate characteristics of the typical startup founder.
It turns out, more people ages 30 to 39 start companies than those ages 20 to 29. Education is a strong indicator of your likelihood to start a company. Prestigious business schools such as Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and Dartmouth top the list of most-entrepreneurial schools. Engineering, physics and computer science majors were the most likely to start a company, while nursing, administration and social work majors were the least likely.
To read the full, original article click on this link: LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur
Author:Ben Parr
