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Peter Thiel
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June 6, 2013Articles
“There goes Peter Thiel again…” on Pando Daily
“This was the Thiel Fellowship’s third annual Under 20 Summit, where some 300 invited kids flocked to San Francisco to wade into the waters of entrepreneurship…”
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July 13, 2012Articles
Young Entrepreneurs Consider Skipping College
“The world’s hardest problems aren’t going to solve themselves. If you have a great idea, the right time to work [...]
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June 22, 2012Articles
3 N.J. students awarded $100K each from Facebook investor Peter Thiel to skip college
Three New Jersey students are getting $100,000 not to go to college. Ilya Vakhutinsky, 20, and Semon Rezchikov, 18, and [...]
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June 20, 2012Articles
Screw college! This 20-year-old Thiel Fellow just sold his first company
Originally from the UK and now living in San Francisco, Proud was supposed to be the first in his family [...]
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June 13, 2012Articles
Peter Thiel Announces 2012 Class of 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows
Written by Jonathan Cain Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:47 Two-Part Special on the Fellowship Will Air on CNBC July 11 [...]
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February 1, 2012Articles
The Big Question of 2011: Who Needs College?
Early in 2011, I wrote a column inspired by James Altucher, a financial expert who was warning parents not to send their children to college. Altucher’s calculations caused him to conclude [...]
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October 29, 2011Articles
Stuff You Need To Know
There are going to be tons of people who don’t take you seriously, but ignore them and don’t let that [...]
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October 6, 2011Articles
Unemployment and growing debt leads college value to be questioned
Tuition has risen 467 percent since 1986 while inflation rose 106 percent.
