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The Thiel Fellowship pays young people $100k to be creative and innovative
After reviewing thousands of applications for it, what qualities did the best ones have?

From Michael Gibson, Paper Belt on Fire. Very interesting new book on finding talent to generate progress.
The "paper belt" is the credentialism and regulation complex, which is stifling innovation. The book's main message is that progress requires finding young people with the ability to succeed and giving them opportunities.
Here's a review of the book.

"A blend of memoir and manifesto. The memoir is well-paced and tells colorful stories of famous figures, such as Peter Thiel. The manifesto is a bracing attempt to chart a new course."

www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2022/klingmemoirmanifesto.html
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