Deborah Perry Piscione

I'll share that I'm living this. I have twin boys, both would have been sophomores in college by now. One is at a traditional four-year college. The other one got waitlisted at Harvard and was thinking about the Naval Academy as well. And he had started a business during, he had started a street work company called Faith Versus Fury during COVID because he was 15 and very bored sitting at home.

I'll share that I'm living this. I have twin boys, both would have been sophomores in college by now. One is at a traditional four-year college. The other one got waitlisted at Harvard and was thinking about the Naval Academy as well. And he had started a business during, he had started a street work company called Faith Versus Fury during COVID because he was 15 and very bored sitting at home.

The business sustained him in a six figure annual revenue. He knew that he wanted to take a gap year and he took that gap year in South America and the Antarctica. And some of the experiences that he had down there are what we look for in entrepreneurs. It's really about survival. It's about when things go really awry or go very tough, are you able to carry through?

The business sustained him in a six figure annual revenue. He knew that he wanted to take a gap year and he took that gap year in South America and the Antarctica. And some of the experiences that he had down there are what we look for in entrepreneurs. It's really about survival. It's about when things go really awry or go very tough, are you able to carry through?

And my son Drake had many risky situations, including crossing the Drake Passage, being pulled off a bus in the middle of the night in Argentina and being left in the cold, but it's learning how to survive. And what you come to realize, he fully intended to go back to university. But at the end of the day, he didn't realize the value based on what he was going to spend.

And my son Drake had many risky situations, including crossing the Drake Passage, being pulled off a bus in the middle of the night in Argentina and being left in the cold, but it's learning how to survive. And what you come to realize, he fully intended to go back to university. But at the end of the day, he didn't realize the value based on what he was going to spend.

And both my boys are off the payroll. The other one made nice money on NFTs and crypto. I told him I would pay for private school in K through 12, but they were on their own in college. They were gonna have to figure it out. And so when you look at the growth or the maturity, when somebody goes through difficult experiences,

And both my boys are off the payroll. The other one made nice money on NFTs and crypto. I told him I would pay for private school in K through 12, but they were on their own in college. They were gonna have to figure it out. And so when you look at the growth or the maturity, when somebody goes through difficult experiences,

That's really the future of skills and the mindset that individuals need because there's going to be no guarantees moving forward. We are not going to have the security of the big company behind us anymore. So looking back, we've missed out on so many extraordinary young people because they couldn't afford to go to school. And many of those young people have had the most traumatic experiences

That's really the future of skills and the mindset that individuals need because there's going to be no guarantees moving forward. We are not going to have the security of the big company behind us anymore. So looking back, we've missed out on so many extraordinary young people because they couldn't afford to go to school. And many of those young people have had the most traumatic experiences

situations growing up, whether they were in the foster care system or single parent drug infested environments. I've worked with a lot of these kids. They are unbelievable positioned to be entrepreneurs and everybody has to think of themselves as an entrepreneur moving forward. It's the only way to survive.

situations growing up, whether they were in the foster care system or single parent drug infested environments. I've worked with a lot of these kids. They are unbelievable positioned to be entrepreneurs and everybody has to think of themselves as an entrepreneur moving forward. It's the only way to survive.

And Google and many of the companies in Silicon Valley kind of set the trend and said, we don't and Peter Thiel, of course, we don't want to wait for you to the smartest to waste their time on a four year degree continuing to sit in a classroom. We want you to come work at Google as a high school graduate and just get moving.

And Google and many of the companies in Silicon Valley kind of set the trend and said, we don't and Peter Thiel, of course, we don't want to wait for you to the smartest to waste their time on a four year degree continuing to sit in a classroom. We want you to come work at Google as a high school graduate and just get moving.

And so this idea around apprenticeships or certifications in AI, which many of them are free now. My son, who opted not to go to school, ended up paying for a certificate program at Cornell, but many of these programs are free.

And so this idea around apprenticeships or certifications in AI, which many of them are free now. My son, who opted not to go to school, ended up paying for a certificate program at Cornell, but many of these programs are free.

and so i think it really the onus is up to the individual to feel secure enough in themselves is my son who doesn't go to college going to get a job at coleman sachs probably unlikely but there are many companies in silicon valley that recognize the value of that individual rather than a degree that's on a piece of paper

and so i think it really the onus is up to the individual to feel secure enough in themselves is my son who doesn't go to college going to get a job at coleman sachs probably unlikely but there are many companies in silicon valley that recognize the value of that individual rather than a degree that's on a piece of paper

Yeah, and that's why we talk about the bifurcated work truck, right? Now there's options. Who fathomed that we could actually make money off cryptocurrency, a digital asset, or an NFT, and make a lot of money? I think at the end of the day, we've now evolved into this portfolio career. It's almost like what was heralded during our generation is almost frowned upon now

Yeah, and that's why we talk about the bifurcated work truck, right? Now there's options. Who fathomed that we could actually make money off cryptocurrency, a digital asset, or an NFT, and make a lot of money? I think at the end of the day, we've now evolved into this portfolio career. It's almost like what was heralded during our generation is almost frowned upon now