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Editorial

Young, Student Entrepreneur, Discusses Getting Started

January 18, 2011

“Yeah, if only The Social Network came out while I was looking at colleges, I’d’ve likely gone to a place that looked like this.” Colin Young and I were climbing.

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The Upstart’s Conundrum: Credibility Catch-22

January 11, 2011

How can young entrepreneurs make others perceive them as credible and capable without traditional credentials, like certificates or degrees?

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The Upstartâ€™s Conundrum: The Time Crunch Paradox

January 4, 2011

As a college student and an “entrepreneur” (whatever that means), I’ve experienced first hand the difficulties inherent in building and launching ventures while juggling academic commitments, all without meaningful support.

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Student Entrepreneur Hewett Talks Shop(pit)

December 28, 2010

Spencer Hewett is not what one might call an “average” college freshman. At Washington University in St. Louis, Spencer is one among a growing movement of young tech entrepreneurs getting their.

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Why Young Geeks Leave School

December 21, 2010

For this series, Iâ€™ve Skyped gawky, venture-capitalized college kids whoâ€™re still grappling with acne. It seems as though tech entrepreneurs are getting younger. What explains this trend toward younger people entering the tech-entrepreneurial space, even while still in college? This necessarily leads to a second question: why is it that nearly all of these college-aged entrepreneurs end up dropping out of college to start their ventures?

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Thiel’s 20-20 Vision: Stop Out of College

December 14, 2010

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, billionaire venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, and early Facebook investor, does not play around when it comes to inspiring young people to build their ideas into companies. His eponymous Thiel Fellowship promises twenty entrepreneurs under twenty years old cash grants of up to $100,000 to do so.

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Lab42

December 7, 2010

Lab42 is one of the young, nimble startups carving out a niche in Chicago’s growing tech community. Specifically, Jonathan Pirc and Laura Rokita, the team behind Lab42, are forging ahead to establish an altogether new niche. Lab42 is market research reinvented for the social-media landscape.