Technology
20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow
Visionary Peter Thiel is looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs as part of the Thiel Fellowship. $100,000 is on the line. The catch? These 20 young visionaries have to leave college. If they win, Thiel will give them the funding and support they need to make their dreams a reality.
- Meet the Thiel Fellows:
Peter Thiel Announces 2012 Class of 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows | Thiel FellowshipWritten by Jonathan Cain Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:47 Two-Part Special on the Fellowship Will Air on CNBC July 11 and 12 at 10PM ET SAN ...- Where does CNBC come in? We're giving you an inside look into these 20 bright minds.
20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow - CNBCPeter Thiel helped pioneer e-commerce with PayPal. He was the first outside investor in Facebook. And he has backed many of today's hotte...- Our social media team is also interviewing today's visionaries -- to better understand what drives the greatest entrepreneurs of our time. For example...
- Jimmy Wales:
Check out my interview with the founder of Wikipedia @jimmy_wales cnbc.com/id/47819800- Steve Blank:
Steve Blank's (@sgblank) greatest success, getting out of the building, lean startups, Fred Terman & energy. cnb.cx/KJLSXm- Fabrice Grinda:
- Geoff Lewis:
What's makes a successful startup? @TopGuest founder Geoff Lewis (@justGLew) says it's recruitment. cnb.cx/MpYy1s #20under20- And there are many more to come! Stay tuned for: Ryan Howard, Nilofer Merchant, Cyrus Massoumi.
- The Thiel fellows, like the visionaries above, are tackling projects in a wide variety of industries -- from healthcare to national defense to education to technology. Spencer Hewitt, for example, is working on No-Q, a fusion of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and mobile payment technology that will eliminate both checkout lines and shoplifting.
- You can visit CNBC's Facebook page for more videos like the one above. You can also answer "The Big Question" each week and engage with the #20under20 community.
- Since we started our #20under20 campaign, the Twitter community has been weighing in on the latest class of Thiel Fellows.
Nuclear Fusion, 3D Printing, Biomedical Imaging: What Thiel's New 20 Under 20 Fellows Are Attacking tcrn.ch/M0GpJe
CNBC's "20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow": youtu.be/aRk7uP5S9VQ Who is recording this for me? #20Under20 #entrepreneurship
Wow, although I cant make the Thiel Foundation Summit, so encouraging to be considered a fellow. The winners are beyond talented. #20under20
Congrats to 2 of our Synbio Launchpad startup founders for making the 2012 Class of “20 Under 20” Thiel Fellows #gsp12 ow.ly/bAP7R
A shout-out to Wisconsinite Connor Zwick, 18, one of the Thiel 20-Under-20 Fellows, earning $100k to "stop" out... fb.me/16gDdwLUm
UNC student Tara Seshan wins prestigious $100K "20 under 20" Thiel Fellowship for her healthcare startup idea Chek.Up. bit.ly/Ma1fSr
