“Rich Karlgaard explains how the emphasis on early achievement and going to the right schools is leaving students stressed and carrying mountains of student debt. He talks about how corporations and individuals have access to debt relief but there are very few programs to help with student loans. According to Karlgaard, student debt is having long term detrimental effects on productivity, creativity and new business growth.”
Author & Publisher at Forbes Magazine
Rich Karlgaard, author of Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement, is the publisher of Forbes magazine and is based in Silicon Valley. He is a lecturer, pilot, and the author of four acclaimed previous books. A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, until age 26, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the intersection of his talents and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory.
