That's what I'm seeing too. I support Thiel's ideas in general (and have worked with and can vouch for at least one Thiel Fellow), but this case appears to be a

That's what I'm seeing too. I support Thiel's ideas in general (and have worked with and can vouch for at least one Thiel Fellow), but this case appears to be a guy dropping out of college... to promote dropping out of college. I am not saying this is actually the case, but it seems looks like this -- I don't see as much substance in what's posted on the guy's site(s). It might make sense for Thiel to limit the number of fellows who pursue the "write a self-help book" strategy (limit, however, rather than exclude) -- otherwise this becomes quite similar to MLMs, where more money is made from selling "business education tools" (books, lecture CDs) to MLM participants rather than by actually selling the product. If the said fellow is reading this: please don't view this post as an attack, merely as a suggestion on how to better tailor your message.