What can universities truly offer students if tech firms value experience over degrees?

Traditional professions like doctors, judges, and the like need specialised academic guidance (certificate) + experience. → I agree.

But what about technical and humanities? So far, everyone has argued that a university will bring contacts (I'm not arguing, that's true... but the same can be done with hustling/projects).

VCs still hire MBAs, but demand is shifting to technical experience in AI and hardware; fewer VCs now hold MBAs compared to the 2000s. ("44% of mid-career venture professionals held MBAs in the early 2000s, compared to 32% today.")

Companies are no longer interested in a diploma, but in real results. People I know are already starting to work on something during high school, and I see that schools will have a hard time attracting students because of that.

What is/will be the added value of universities, when many young people are already "skipping" academic studies and throwing themselves straight into work? What is the future of education?