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May 26, 2011 03:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/gPA6WdKIl94/PayPal-Co-Founder-Gives-Out-100000-To-Not-Go-To-College
PayPal Co-Founder Gives Out $100,000 To Not Go To College
Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel says the key to quicker business innovation is skipping college. His foundation is handing out $100,000 to 24 people under 20 to drop out of college for two years and start companies. From the press release: "As the first members of the 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship, the Fellows will pursue innovative scientific and technical projects, learn entrepreneurship, and begin to build the technology companies of tomorrow. During their two-year tenure, each Fellow will receive $100,000 from the Thiel Foundation as well as mentorship from the Foundation’s network of tech entrepreneurs and innovators. The project areas for this class of fellows include biotech, career development, economics and finance, education, energy, information technology, mobility, robotics, and space."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/gPA6WdKIl94/PayPal-Co-Founder-Gives-Out-100000-To-Not-Go-To-College
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