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Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things.
Joined July 2009
THE THIEL FELLOWSHIP IN 2024. "Today's universities are as corrupt as the medieval Catholic Church. The Reformation is underway." - Peter Thiel. This year’s class understands the importance of the present moment. They reject the well-worn paths of red tape, digital distractions,.
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In 2011, we gave talented young people $100k to work on something cool instead of attending college. Larry Summers called it “the most misdirected piece of philanthropy” ever.
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10 years and 226 Fellows later, Thiel Fellowship projects and companies are worth $70 billion and 99% say they learned more during their Fellowship than they would have in a classroom.
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Congratulations to our newest class of Thiel Fellows!
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Congratulations to our newest class of Thiel Fellows!.
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Our friends, @1517fund are launching The Invisible College: $50K investments in ideas / R&D for builders to leave campus:.
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Congrats to the Thiel Fellows and @AllysonDias who made #30u30 @DariaEvdo @_solchen @ncasenmare @GeorgeMatusJr @kevinverse @robertkirstiuk @JihadKawas @_shahedk @SuitJames @VitalikButerin @IDumanyan @CathyTie @eva_shang @FredTurner14 @lucy_guo @MaidbotInc.
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Do I Need to Go to University?.Instead of asking “Is university good?”, ask “Do I have something more compelling to do?” by @ch402
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Our friends @theksociety are doing cool things :).
“TKS is unique for giving students both the hard skills needed to build next-generation solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems as well as the soft skills they need to communicate and create them” 🚀. Check out this amazing @fastcompany article!.
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Learn to build websites and make games in two exhilarating weeks. No experience required! @starthackclub @zachlatta.
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Surprise visit from @peterthiel at the #ThielSummit to share insights from @zerotoonebook! http://t.co/djdUlUbI8p.
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Congratulations @joeykrug, @ndreiserban, @WittedHaddock, @joeyvarikooty, @kimi_le, and @pamelavaldes_ for making the Forbes 30under30 this year!.
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Have a question for @peterthiel? He's answering your questions on reddit right now: http://t.co/zK0WhernFL
http://t.co/Pgckag0Gjw.
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This Teenage Entrepreneur Raised $2.8 Million for His Drone Startup In-Between High School Classes @TealDrones.
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After @rsms post, reminiscing about how 20 was a year of a lot of change for me:. - Dropped out of @BrownUniversity (didn’t know it at the time. ).- First design internship @Flipboard.- Joined @thielfellowship community.- Co-founded @figmadesign with @evanwallace
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1 month left to get your Thiel Fellowship application in by January 15th! http://t.co/iY4zvUXPes.
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Meet the boy genius changing the way driverless cars see
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With $160 million in new funding, Freenome looks commercialize its blood test to detect colorectal cance @RileyCEnnis @freenome.
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Robot cars need eyes like ours—soon they might have them
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Take A Lesson From A College Dropout On How To Make Connections To Grow Your Business @ClaireCoder @GoAuntFlow.
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College Dropouts Thrive in Tech @AriX @conradev @fouadmatin @WSJ @WorkflowHQ
http://t.co/6XfmUItdRV ….
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Say hello to The Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses!. Made from plastic we’ve cleaned from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch & with 100% of the proceeds going to the continuation of the cleanup.
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This Thiel Fellow thinks he can help scooters, drones and delivery robots charge themselves with sunlight @OptivoltLabs.
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One of the youngest fund managers in the U.S. just launched her own accelerator, too @LauraDeming.
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Thiel Fellowship application deadline is one week away! Apply by 1/15. http://t.co/iY4zvUXPes.
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The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley http://t.co/IoJxq88KQk … @DStrachman @AriX @conradev @WorkflowHQ.
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This 23-Year-Old Robotics Prodigy Is Leading The Pack In The Driverless Truck Race @embarktrucks
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My first conversation was with @LauraDeming who attended / dropped out of MIT and started a VC fund focused on longevity — all before the age of 18! She talked about the importance of raw hustle and her unique path. (2/10).
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Incredible and inspiring applications coming in for the Thiel Fellowship! Keep 'em coming!.
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What will the New Year bring for you? Two more weeks to apply for the Thiel Fellowship! Deadline: 1/15 http://t.co/iY4zvUXPes.
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Congratulations @zoink and @figmadesign team!
I’m excited to announce that @figmadesign has raised a $25MM Series B led by @mamoonha at @kpcb!. More here:
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Contribute today to empower the next generation. Help start a Hack Club at every high school. @zachlatta @hackclub.
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A 22-Year-Old Entrepreneur Moves Forward After a Life-Changing Accident Left Him Paralyzed
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We will be at Stanford tomorrow! Lunch @ 12:15pm in Gates B12 @MITDelian @AriX @AlexEKoren @fouadmatin @conradev @trsohmers.
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Summit community member @erikfinman sold his bitcoin investment for $100k and used earnings to launch a startup. http://t.co/XFvHn86JWI.
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Happy Mother's Day to all those moms who support their children to live their dreams!.
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Our next #ThielSummit is coming up this weekend! Will we see you there? http://t.co/j3YfkRQGW7.
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Replacing pills with a Band-Aid? Avro Life Science thinks there’s a patch for that @shaklakhani.
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Why Having Employees with Flexible Hours Will Help You Make it Through the Holidays @StaceyFerreira.
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Self-Driving Startup Embark Raises $70 Million, Opens Freight Transfer Hubs For Robot Big Rigs @alexrodriguesca @embarktrucks.
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OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal has created India's largest branded network of budget hotels. @riteshagar Read more at
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Full-Time Paid Apprenticeship under Founders and Leaders of Innovative Companies @Enstitute! Applications close 5/1 http://t.co/igUNR15iSG.
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This young litigation finance startup just secured $100 million to chase cases it thinks will win @eva_shang .
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’20 Under 20′ Thiel Fellow bags $20M for his Airbnb-esque OYO Rooms in India
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“proportion of people without any college education at Google has increased over time” . http://t.co/7lr0s3MSnl.
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Father and Son Aim to Connect Farmers Through Phones.
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Luminar going public makes 25-year-old Austin Russell one of world’s first, and youngest, self-driving .billionaires @akrEAGLE @luminartech .
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"The solutions we need for a better future can, and do, come from unusual places." Alana Ackerson, CEO of the Thiel Foundation.
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