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Re:Ask HN: Is the Thiel Fellowship worth it? on Thursday April 07, 2016 @01:36PM (#11449049)
What you get.

- Incredible peer group

- Access to the best professional network on the planet

- Help to make things happen

- Introductions to investors

The price you pay.

- Part of billionaire's PR effort. Personal consequences for mistakes that might lead to negative PR

- Pressure on fund raising. Big raise == success