AICollege-age talent networks as a venture strategy
One post points to programs such as Thiel Fellows and Dorm Room Fund as talent hubs, while arguing that Neo stands out for making the approach its dominant strategy.
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Small communities of college-aged people seem to be a repeatable way to gather exceptional startup talent, one post argues. It cites Thiel Fellows, KP Fellows, Dorm Room Fund, Prod and Neo Scholars, linking the programs to companies including Figma, Cursor, Mercor and Etched. The post says Neo is unusual in making that approach its dominant strategy. A reply adds Anthropic, Scale AI, Mercor, OYO and Freenome as further examples it links to Thiel Fellows.
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College-age talent networks as a venture strategy
One post points to programs such as Thiel Fellows and Dorm Room Fund as talent hubs, while arguing that Neo stands out for making the approach its dominant strategy.
TLDR
Small communities of college-aged people seem to be a repeatable way to gather exceptional startup talent, one post argues. It cites Thiel Fellows, KP Fellows, Dorm Room Fund, Prod and Neo Scholars, linking the programs to companies including Figma, Cursor, Mercor and Etched. The post says Neo is unusual in making that approach its dominant strategy. A reply adds Anthropic, Scale AI, Mercor, OYO and Freenome as further examples it links to Thiel Fellows.