"Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer.

"Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmostofyou,arewondering,'IsthereanythingIcando?Isthereanyhopeformeatall?'Actually,no.It'stoolate.You'veabsorbedtoomuch,thinkyouknowtoomuch.You'renot19anymore.Youhaveabuilt-incap,andI'mnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads.

"Hmm...you'rereallyveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof'00.Youareawrite-off,soI'llletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000-a-yearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago.

"Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcan'tstressthisenough:leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddon'tcomeback.Dropout.Startup.