For Reid Hoffman himself, he has a CS-related degree from stanford. Could it be that it was actually his CS degree that really helped him? I mean if we look at billionaires, Stanford CS has a very strong representation and from successfully tech startups, Stanford CS alumni dominate the list. More @Wikipedia
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