The traditional power structures weren't built with entrepreneurs in mind, especially young ones.
Institutions prefer predictability, credentials, and hierarchies while entrepreneurship thrives on disruption, skills, and networks. This fundamental tension creates barriers for those looking to build something new.
When you develop AI skills and want to turn them into value, you'll face both practical hurdles (paperwork, taxes, contracts) and psychological barriers (skepticism, rejection, institutional gatekeeping). The system isn't designed to make this easy.
However, this friction creates opportunity.
By understanding both sides of this divide, you have an opportunity to master the necessary fundamentals in a space where there isn’t actually that much competition. Your ability to move quickly, think differently, and leverage AI gives you advantages that rigid structures can't match.
Entrepreneurs who win don't waste energy fighting institutions directly. They learn just enough of the rules to operate effectively, then focus their creativity on creating so much value that institutions eventually have no choice but to engage on the entrepreneur's terms.