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Published 27 May, 2011 01:17:00 Here and Now
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The founder of PayPal Peter Thiel is offering some of his own money to pay students to drop out of school and start their own businesses.


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College isn't worth the time and investment that many people put into it, according to Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal. He's offering a scholarship to young entrepreneurs to get them to drop out of college and start their own companies.

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