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[His] father, who has a Ph.D. in bioorganic chemistry and owns his own lab in China, helped develop it. I love the irony. Peter Thiel was trying to make a poin
by inspector-g 13y ago
[His] father, who has a Ph.D. in bioorganic chemistry and owns his own lab in China, helped develop it.
I love the irony. Peter Thiel was trying to make a point with his "College Dropout Challenge", but this product was really developed by someone with a graduate-level education.
- mikeyouse 13y agoIt's an inspiring message though; Anyone can drop out of school, find a partner, and start a business. I suppose with context it reads a bit differently though; Anyone can drop out of Harvard, take a expedition to Antarctica, meet a venture capitalist on the boat, and use your dad's PhD-level chemistry knowledge and infrastructure to start a business selling snake oil to gullible people.