What Happened After Peter Thiel Paid 271 Students to Drop Out of College?

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By EditorDavidFeb 25, 2024, 3:34 am314 ptsTop
Since 2010, billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has offered to pay about 20 students $100,000 to drop out of school each year "to start companies or nonprofits," reports the Wall Street Journal. His program has now backed 271 people, and this year the applicant pool "is bigger than ever." So how's it going?…

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