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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Bibhu Pattnaik

Kevin O'Leary Advocates Entrepreneurship Over Consulting to Students: 'Why Would Anybody Burn All Those Hours While Someone Else Makes Money?'

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Kevin O’Leary, the famed investor and star of “Shark Tank,” urged students at Harvard to forgo the traditional consulting route and instead establish their own businesses.

What Happened: In his role as an Executive Fellow at the prestigious Ivy League school, O’Leary expressed his belief that dedicating two years to a consulting firm could result in a mediocre career.

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