A few of these points really resonated with me, especially #9. I couldn't help but feel frustrated that school was a place where writing about ideas often took precedence over execution.

As I spent the last winter break contemplating my future, a major thing that stuck out in my head was how Sam Altman took the initiative during Summer '05 to build Loopt while my fellow classmates spent an entire semester "pitching" it for a class (more presentations, less prototypes).