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They themselves might be, but some of the notable people they've invested in have dropped out. Granted for Zuckerberg it was Harvard he dropped out of.
by fossuser 16y ago
They themselves might be, but some of the notable people they've invested in have dropped out. Granted for Zuckerberg it was Harvard he dropped out of.
- _delirium 16y agoZuckerberg is actually the only one I can think of, though I assume there must be at least one or two others. But if you look through Thiel's portfolio companies, they're stuffed to the gills with people with degrees, often multiple degrees, from top universities. PayPal was all people with degrees, LinkedIn is people with degrees, Palantir was founded by a PhD, etc.
- Eliezer 16y agoSingularity Institute founded by someone who went autodidact after eighth grade...
- jakarta 16y agoPlus there is always the fact that when you drop out of Harvard, they usually give you the ability to come back later on. Makes dropping out to pursue a startup a low risk / high uncertainty bet.