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The Stanford Freshmen Who Think They Rule the World

  • Theo Baker--The Atlantic
  • published date: 2026-04-24 11:00:00 UTC

Silicon Valley venture capitalists are wining and dining 18-year-olds.

When I was a freshman at Stanford University, I learned to shotgun a beer from a guy in a frat. Soon after, he dropped out and started an AI company. Six months later, it was valued at more than $1 b… [+24977 chars]