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Y Combinator launches “Early Decision” for students who want to graduate first, build later

Y Combinator launches “Early Decision” for students who want to graduate first, build later

TechCrunch Industry News · TechCrunch

September 25, 20256m 1s

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Show Notes

For decades, Silicon Valley has valorized the college dropout. Founders like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg left school early to build companies and they became billionaires. 

That ethos was later institutionalized through initiatives like the Thiel Fellowship, which famously pays promising students $100,000 to leave college and start companies.


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