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“This 19-Year-Old Genius MIT Dropout And Thiel Fellow Just Launched A Health Startup” on Business Insider 24 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
"Delian Asparouhov, a 19-year-old Thiel Fellow and recent dropout from MIT, just launched a new health startup called Nightingale."
“PayPal Founder’s Fellowship Hatches Medication Reminder App” on InformationWeek 24 Jul 2013 | 01:34 am
"PayPal founder Peter Thiel created a fellowship to get young people tackling big ideas. One result: a medication reminder app worth sticking with, designed by a 19-year-old."
“MIT dropout launches meds-reminder app Nightingale” on CNN Money 24 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
"Remembering to take your medication — especially if you’re juggling a bunch of them — can be a huge headache. But a wave of new startups claim to help patients stick to their regimes with smartphone ...
“The Youngest Thiel Finalist: SRF’s Thomas Hunt,” via SENS 23 Jul 2013 | 12:42 am
"At just 15, Thomas Hunt became the youngest 20Under20 Finalist selected by Peter Thiel's Foundation to compete for a $100,000 Fellowship and the chance at two years of freedom to pursue his dreams. B...
“Is Google Robbing Reader to Pay Plus? And Additional Insights from Nick Liow” on #sfbeta 22 Jul 2013 | 04:28 am
"What does the the future of the Open Web look like? What role does copyright, and the changing legal environment, play in making digital content more shareable? Which open source license rules them a...
“Maddy Maxey: At 20, a Future Fashion Icon Emerges” on Open Forum 11 Jul 2013 | 03:40 am
"Maddy Maxey started sewing when she was 8 years old. 12 years later, she's using a $100,000 fellowship to knit together fashion and technology."
“Tune in, Turn on and Drop out: A Look at the Popular Thiel Fellowship” on Young Entrepreneur 26 Jun 2013 | 04:20 am
"When it comes to learning how to be an entrepreneur, sometimes the classroom just can’t cut it."
“Vernon Hills Teen Paid to Drop Out of College to Pursue Dream” on Vernon Hills Patch 19 Jun 2013 | 02:47 am
"Like tech legends Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Kevin Wang, of Vernon Hills, is leaving college behind to pursue "other interests," meaning he will be working on building his own company as a recipient ...
“2013 top graduate: Austin Russell” on Orange County Register 17 Jun 2013 | 12:15 am
"Austin Russell completed his first big project in the sixth grade. His parents refused to buy him a cellphone, so Russell decided to build his own."
“There goes Peter Thiel again…” on Pando Daily 7 Jun 2013 | 02:29 am
"This was the Thiel Fellowship’s third annual Under 20 Summit, where some 300 invited kids flocked to San Francisco to wade into the waters of entrepreneurship..."
