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Facebook Founder gives $100,000 to 20 teens to drop out of school4 comments

Daphne Binioris wrote 5 days ago: Steve Jobs never finished college. Neither did Bill Gates nor Mark Zuckerberg. See a pattern? From 1 … more →

Tags: Economy, Bill Gates, Business Initiative Directions, Business Initiative Directions Awards, Business Initiative Directions bid, Business Initiative Directions Madrid, Business Initiative Directions Spain, Mark Zuckerberg, Philanthropy

Thiel Fellowship Finals - The Real Version, please ignore earlier versions

Katriona wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry. I realize the post I published earlier had some factual errors. Please ignore it, and here is … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Thiel Fellowship, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Patents, IP

Podcast episode 53 - A little off topic - January 26, 2013

Patrick Cauley wrote 3 months ago: Here we are again. Episode 53 and still going strong. This episode is sure to give you lots to talk … more →

Tags: Podcast #2, scratch, Peter Thiel, Mitch Resnick, byod and printing, power of minus 10

20 Under 20

cbehrenbruch wrote 4 months ago: By chance, last weekend I watched about ¾ of a documentary about the Thiel Foundation’s Fellowship c … more →

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Idle Philosophy, Social commentary, Education, Peter Thiel, Sean Parker, mooc, stanford, MIT

Questioning the Real Value of Higher Education11 comments

Karen Cornejo wrote 5 months ago: I am so amazed and overwhelmed. I was en route to Salt Lake City a couple of days ago and I saw this … more →

Tags: Career, Life in general, All my ramblings., Work, Career, karen cornejo, Inspiration, Education, Higher Education

Calling All (Very) Young Entrepreneurs: Applications Open for Peter Thiel's 2013 '20 Under 20' Fellowships

Natasha Lomas wrote 7 months ago: Serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel has opened up applications for his ‘20 Under 20 … more →

Tags: startups, TC, Peter Thiel

20 under 20

joydozier wrote 9 months ago: http://www.thielfellowship.org/category/peter-thiel/ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/3_nj_s … more →

Tags: Math, Silicon Valley, College, harvard, entrepreneur, Cancer, San Francisco, Peter Thiel, student loan

Bigger and Better

Adam Huet wrote 9 months ago: I am not satisfied with what I have done so far. I am proud of myself for accomplishing what I have … more →

Tags: Future, My Thoughts, projects, Big Ideas, CNBC, Peter Thiel

19 year-old entrepreneur takes aim at gaming with second startup3 comments

Eliza Kern wrote 9 months ago: At 19 years old, Connor Zwick has earned admission to Harvard, a Thiel Fellowship, acceptance into Y … more →

Tags: Connor Zwick, Colton Gyulay

20 Under 20: Reality TV that won't embarrass Silicon Valley1 comment

Eliza Kern wrote 9 months ago: Taylor Wilson might have built a working nuclear fusion reactor in his parent’s garage at age … more →

Tags: Peter Thiel, Taylor Wilson, Venture Capital

Thiel Foundation Under 20 Summit - Startup Lessons

maximusgladius wrote 10 months ago: As I started to discuss in my last post, last Saturday I was able to attend the Thiel Foundation … more →

Tags: Entrepreneurship, San Francisco, Startup

Leverage Your Personal Brand

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: As an entrepreneur or a business person in general, you have to leverage your personal brand. Creati … more →

Tags: Marketing, Branding, Leverage yourself

Follow Me!

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: Be sure to follow me on Twitter @isabellarmeyer and my http://about.me/IsabellaMeyer Also, email me … more →

Tags: Silicon Valley, NameRemind, entrepreneur, Isabella Meyer, Atlanta

The Energy of the Silicon Valley Area

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: This morning I am sitting at a Café on university ave in Palo Alto and it really makes me realize ho … more →

Tags: Silicon Valley, NameRemind, palo alto, stanford, polo, Entrepreneurial Spirit, john vermes, john eden, zynga

Biotech at the Under 20 Summit1 comment

maximusgladius wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday I had the great fortune to attend the Thiel Foundation’s 20 Under 20 Summit, and I l … more →

Tags: Entreprenership, Thiel foundation

NameRemind: My Venture

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: So I have finally gotten around to writing about my own app and why I was at the Thiel Summit in the … more →

Tags: Apps, efficiency, iPhone, NameRemind, Thiel

Cool new apps to download from people I have met at the Under20 Summit2 comments

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: OohLaLa- A college campus social event organizer app. Started in Canada, coming to mor US schools so … more →

Tags: Thiel, Apps

Thiel Fellowship: Under 20 Summit

georgetownhotspots wrote 10 months ago: Today I am attending the first annual Thiel Fellowship under 20 Summit. It is the first day and we a … more →

Tags: name remind, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Start Ups, technology, Thiel

Peter Thiel gives new class of students $100K to forgo college1 comment

Sarah Mitroff wrote 11 months ago: They can’t buy a celebratory bottle of champagne, but they’re hoping to start a new busi … more →

Tags: entrepreneur, Business, College, Featured, startups, Students, Thiel Fellowship, Thiel foundation


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