Analysis

July 20, 2020

Today’s students want to become startup founders

Students are starting companies up and down the UK — but not enough are thinking about the world beyond campus.


Amy Lewin

6 min read

The Creator Fund team

There’s a revolution happening at universities — students aren’t quite as keen as they used to be to become lawyers and bankers and management consultants; they want to become founders instead.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky