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Bootvis on May 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Thiel Fellowship: 20 Under 20 Winners Released

The editing is horrible but the list is impressive. I'm surprised to see so many having an academic background. I thought the whole point was that the fellowship is before an a academic education.

geofflewis on May 25, 2011 [–]

It is for stopping out of school.

crasshopper on June 7, 2011 | [–]

I think Bootvis' point is that Thiel seems just as swayed by academic credentials as the rest of us. How many busking hobos made the 20?

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