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Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, billionaire venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, and early Facebook investor, does not play around when it…
From the time they're young, kids are told to go to college and get a good job. Well, I've been…
Last year I decided to leave Chicago for a job in Los Angeles. Today's guest author, Alex, did the opposite.…