<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Bill Marriott on importance of&nbsp;education]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>You might have heard about Marriott. The hotel chain. It all happened because a kid went to college and got enough confidence to try something new, <a href="http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=504797">Bill Marriott wrote on his blog</a>.</p>
<p>Every day I&#8217;m thankful that my dad went to college at a community college in New York (on the GI Bill), later got a PhD from Rutgers, and got moved to Silicon Valley to work at Ampex. Everytime I pass the Ampex sign I thank them cause without that I wouldn&#8217;t have been in the middle of the tech industry.</p>
<p>Marriott&#8217;s blog is really good, by the way, and I thank <a href="http://redmonk.com/jgovernor/">James Governor</a> for bringing this post to my attention. The <a href="http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=509040">other post</a> that <a href="http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/03/01/the-first-fortune-500-ceo-twitterer-why-bill-marriott-rocks/">James brought to our attention</a> made a tear come to my eye.</p>
<p>A great corporate blog points the light toward other people. Subscribed!</p>
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