Airy Labs founder on ‘higher education bubble’ vs. real world


On the surface, Andrew Hsu is a curious fit among the inaugural class of Thiel Fellows, reports the Wall Street Journal. PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel’s “20 Under 20” fellowship program awards $100,000 to 20 people under 20 years of age who drop out of college to pursue science and technological innovation. The program officially launched in May and is the first assault in Thiel’s war against the “higher-education bubble” – a system he says stymies innovation and burdens youngsters with debt…

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