Larry opens the book with a warning about business school itself.
His Chapter 1 point is that the network matters more than the degree.
Get the relationships and the knowledge before you ever apply.
A degree opens a door once, but a network opens doors for life.
Most people go to school hoping the school will hand them a network.
Larry says build the network first, then decide if you even need the school.
The people who win have their rolodex before their diploma.
School becomes a place to deepen relationships you already started.
That flips the whole point of the application.
You are not going to get a network, you are going to grow one.
Arrive with value and the two years compound.
Arrive empty and you are just paying tuition for a login.
Details: The Stanford book, from Larry himself: @LarryChiang
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