I dropped out of University, to build my startup called ContractIt. Peter Thiels' words about feeling like he was on a very straight-forward path with his law c

I dropped out of University, to build my startup called ContractIt. Peter Thiels' words about feeling like he was on a very straight-forward path with his law career, really stood out to me, and shook up my feelings about my own education and what I really wanted from my life. I had pursued entrepreneurial ventures before, but nothing had struck my consciousness as much as going to Burning Man and getting to know my friend Ismail in Uganda - I just felt like I could make a difference in the world if I built ContractIt and never gave up. My big vision, is I believe, that we can use "productive data values" captured from contractual activity on our platform to provide the equivalent of a guaranteed minimum income for everybody on the planet. I have built a large team on a 0$ budget. We're in Alpha, a month or so away from our beta. It's exciting, and anxiety-inducing to be working full-time on ContractIt - but I feel like I get a lot of credibility for dropping out of school and quitting my job to make it happen.