Elon Musk is a smart guy, but I'm not sure if his advice is practical for everybody. After all, he has an Ivy League degree and was then accepted into a Stanford Ph.D. program. That academic pedigree is what paved the way for his entrepreneurial success. Not saying Musk needed those credentials to be who he is today, but I would have to think that investors and business partners took him more seriously at an early age with those credentials in his back pocket. That being said, the system of higher education is changing. will be interesting to see where things head from here...