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  Screw college! This 20-year-old Thiel Fellow just sold his first company

  in In the News, Peter Thiel, The Fellows

  Originally from the UK and now living in San Francisco, Proud was supposed to be the first in his family [...]

  June 20, 2012
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  A First Exit For One of Thiel’s 20 Under 20: GigLocator Sells To Brooklyn Bowl’s Peter Shapiro

  in In the News, The Fellows

  That didn’t take long. Just a week after Peter Thiel’s foundation announced its second class of fellows, its first one [...]

  June 20, 2012
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  Skip School, Sell Company: Meet The First Thiel Fellow To Turn A Profit

  in In the News, The Fellows

  A member of the pioneer class of Thiel Fellows, which featured 24 individuals hand-selected by billionaire Peter Thiel to forego [...]

  June 20, 2012
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  Finding the Next Mark Zuckerberg

  in In the News, Peter Thiel, The Education Bubble, The Fellows

  The idea for 20 Under 20 started as a mere frustration for Mr. Thiel.

  May 25, 2011