> The article seems to imply that if you pick a very select group of people, and give them money and access to a network of very wealthy people that it's surprising that they will be able get those people to invest in their ventures.
Don't elite colleges do the same? Select a small slice of society and give them opportunities beyond what society at large has?
The difference between what Thiel is doing and what colleges are doing seems to be a difference in degree and not in kind. That difference in degree is exchanging a larger reward for a smaller pool of candidates.
The same criticism of the Thiel Fellows could be leveled at college, from the perspective of someone who didn't attend college.
Don't elite colleges do the same? Select a small slice of society and give them opportunities beyond what society at large has?
The difference between what Thiel is doing and what colleges are doing seems to be a difference in degree and not in kind. That difference in degree is exchanging a larger reward for a smaller pool of candidates.
The same criticism of the Thiel Fellows could be leveled at college, from the perspective of someone who didn't attend college.