Thiel Foundation: Silicon Valley needs to stop requiring college degrees
Everybody knows that if you’re smart and ambitious, you attend college. Why? Tradition. But if we’re ambitious about creating a better twenty-first century, should we follow traditions from the...
View ArticlePeter Thiel gives new class of students $100K to forgo college
They can’t buy a celebratory bottle of champagne, but they’re hoping to start a new business. Meet the new class of under 20 would-be college kids dropping out of college to work on their...
View ArticleScrew college! This 20-year-old Thiel Fellow just sold his first company
James Proud is only 20 and he’s already sold his first company. Proud is part of the 2011 class for the Peter Thiel Fellowship – the one that encourages college students to drop out for $100,000 and...
View ArticleFor young entrepreneurs, the price of a startup could be your mental health
This is a guest post by mental health entrepreneur, Sarah Seegal While most of her friends were deliberating about their college major, Jessica Mah was leading a company, managing finances, and...
View ArticleFor young entrepreneurs, the price of a startup could be your mental health
GUEST: This is a guest post by mental health entrepreneur, Sarah Seegal While most of her friends were deliberating about their college major, Jessica Mah was leading a company, managing finances, and...
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