Twenty Under Twenty

I may not like PayPal, but I have just developed some respect for co-founder Peter Thiel. Peter Thiel’s Thiel Foundation has named twenty fellows under the age of twenty to pursue their dreams through the Thiel Fellowship. These fellows are each being given $100,000 and mentorship to help them follow their dreams. To follow these dreams, those who are awarded with money must quit college (if they already attend) or simply steer clear.

College (and lower levels of schooling) can be an inhibitor of dreams. I love the idea that after centuries of trying to push as many people through as much schooling as possible, someone finally showed the guts to publicly recognize that college isn’t always in the best interests of visionaries. Thank you Peter Thiel for keeping hopes and dreams alive that would not have survived the horrors of over-schooling.

This year’s fellows can be found at:
Meet the Fellows