Tag: Thiel

Meet Catherine Ray—A 2014 Thiel Fellow and Mathematics Wunderkind-WIRED

Seventeen-year-old Catherine Ray just received a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship. Armed with a B.S. in computational physics, the mathematics whiz is planning to fix everything that’s wrong with wheelchairs. Get to …

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Why Peter Thiel Is Wrong About Dropping Out Of College

Peter Thiel is offering a $10,000 fellowship to young entrepreneurs who drop out of college. While it’s tempting, Scott Galloway reveals why it is awful advice. Following is a transcription …

Get to Know 19-year-old Tech Whiz & 2014 Thiel Fellow Lucy Guo-WIRED

She’s double-majoring in computer science and human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon. She also just won a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship to develop a platform for customizable education-based games. Get to know …

The Thiel Fellowship Finalists Go One-on-One with the Mentors-Teen Technorati EP6 of 8-WIRED

The lightning pitches are over, but the finalists continue to sweat in the mentor matches. Judges and industry head honchos meet with each of the 40 students to find out …

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Teens Move into One House to Pursue Their Dreams in Silicon Valley as the 2014 Thiel Fellows

As the 2014 Thiel Fellows prepare to move to San Francisco for the summer, the reality of the fellowship starts to sink in. Having to drop out of school, dealing …

20 Teens Win $100K: Announcing the 2014 Thiel Fellows-Teen Technorati EP8 of 8-WIRED

The deliberations are over and the judges are ready to notify the 2014 Thiel Fellowship winners via Skype. Find out which 20 kids will have their lives changed forever as …

Are You an Adult or a Kid? The Thiel Fellows Gear Up for Orientation … and Adulthood

The fellows who’ve moved into the campus house start to settle in—all the while gearing up for orientation. In this episode, the teens hear advice from current and past fellows …

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Peter Thiel and the death of Vine

The Engadget Podcast Ep 13: Editor in chief Michael Gorman and executive editor Christopher Trout debate some of the biggest stories of the week, including: The death of Vine, the …

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Binary Truths with Peter Thiel | Disrupt SF 2014

Peter Thiel goes in on Uber’s ethics, harmonizing the worlds of bits and atoms, and lessons learned as part of the “PayPal mafia” with Alexia Tsotsis. » Subscribe to TechCrunch …

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How Peter Thiel Knows If A Startup Is Crazy Smart, Or Just Crazy | Disrupt SF 2014

Josh Constine talks to Peter Thiel backstage at Disrupt SF 2014. » Subscribe to TechCrunch Today: TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. From …