EdBizWatch

Why Cultivating Nonconformity is More Important Than Ever

Thiel’s question: “Tell me something that’s true that very few people agree with you on.” 

Cultivating Nonconformity is More Important Than Ever, Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart

The Rich Man’s Dropout Club

What happened to the teenage entrepreneurs whom Peter Thiel paid to forgo college?

The Rich Man’s Dropout Club, Beth McMurtrie, Inside Higher Ed

Thinkful Raises $4.25M led by Floodgate Fund

Learn-to-code startup's $1M seed round included Peter Thiel. Total funding $5.25M.

Thinkful Raises $4.25M led by Floodgate Fund, Tony Wan, edSurge

Peter Thiel: Ask Tougher Questions about Higher Education

If he had it all over to do again, would he go back to Stanford, or pick a different path?

Peter Thiel: Ask Tougher Questions about Higher Ed, Lauren Landry, BostInno

The Anti-Thiel Fellowship: Founders.org

$100,000 to students who stay in school and work on their ideas.

The Anti-Thiel Fellowship: Founders.org, Ariel Schwartz, Co.Exist

Peter Thiel Announces 2014 Class of Thiel Fellows

Thiel: “We hope the...Fellows inspire people...as they demonstrate that intellectual curiosity, grit, & determination are more important than credentials for improving civilization.”

Peter Thiel Announces 2014 Class of Thiel Fellows, ThielFellowship.org

The Youngest Technorati

“The age gap collapses pretty quickly when you’re talking product and design.”

The Youngest Technorati, Matt Richtel, New York Times

Oyster Raises $14M From Highland Capital, Theil Founders

Investors bet that a start-up based on the Netflix biz model — but for e-books — will succeed.

Oyster, an eBook Subscription Service, Has Raised $14M, Michael J De La Merced, NYT

Peter Thiel’s Graph of the Year

College tuition, median income for college graduates, over years 2003 to 2012.

Peter Thiel’s Graph of the Year, Wonkblog, Washington Post

At MIT Event, Thiel Fellowship Lures Students to Ditch College

The Thiel Fellowship routinely makes scouting expeditions to top schools.

At MIT Event, Thiel Fellowship Entices Students to Ditch School, M. Farrell, Boston Globe

Who is Ramona Pierson?

She's the co-founder of Declara, and her story is incredible.

Who is Ramona Pierson? Ashlee Vance, BloombergBusinessWeek

Thiel's Failed Edu Experiment Proves There's No Shortcuts

Three years later, there don’t seem to be any Thiel startups to be amazed at.

Thiel's Failed Edu Experiment Proves There's No Shortcuts, Vivek Wadhwa, Forbes

Bill Gates Joins $35 Million Funding in Startup ResearchGate

Scientists, researchers use ResearchGate to publish studies, work collaboratively, recruit talent.

Bill Gates Joins $35 Million Funding in Startup ResearchGate, Ari Levy, Bloomberg

Thinkful Raises $1 Million from Peter Thiel, Others

Launched by Darrell Silver & Dan Friedman, 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows, for 1-on-1 tutoring.

Thinkful Raises $1 Million from Peter Thiel, Others, Ki Mae Heussner

The Thiel Fellows: Forgoing College To Pursue Dreams

The idea isn’t nuts. After all, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs dropped out, and they did O.K.

Forgoing College to Pursue Dreams, Caitlin Kelly, New York Times

Lore Gives Higher Ed a Next Gen Social Network

Thiel-backed Lore's platform is part Facebook & part Blackboard, for courses. 

Now in 600+ Schools, Lore Gives Higher Ed a Social Network, Rip Empson, TechCrunch

Peter Thiel, Higher Ed Bubbles, and Dropping Out of College

Transcript of 60 minutes segment with Peter Thiel talking, bubbles, dropping out, libertarianism.

Dropping Out, Is College Worth the Cost?, Morley Safer, CBS 60 Minutes

Quora Raises $50 Million from Thiel, Others

Can they succeed at building the highest quality question-answering database. 

Quora Raises $50 Million Valuing Company at $400 Million, Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch

We're In a Higher Education Bubble

PayPal co-founder, Peter Thiel, says higher education is overvalued.

Peter Thiel: We're In a Bubble and It's Not the Internet, Sarah Lacy, TechCrunch