We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.

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Two smiling people stand together on a patio in front of large windows and outdoor seating.
Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college to go full-time on their AI startup.

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The $16 billion startup factory betting on 20-somethings with no ideas yet

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Group of people who work at Peripheral labs
Mustafah Khan and Kelvin Cui (in the center, front row) founded Peripheral Labs in 2024 and incubated within Entrepreneurs First.

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Young founders share 12 pitch decks that raised millions in the AI boom

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Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang. Courtesy of Ditto
Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang. Courtesy of Ditto

Courtesy of Ditto

3 founders who dropped out of college share the moment they knew it was time

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Left to right: Steven Wang, David Kobrosky, Eric Chen
Steven Wang, David Kobrosky, and Eric Chen, all dropped out of college to pursue entrepreneurship

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This 24-year-old founded a sneaker wholesale company that made $40 million in sales revenue last year — here's how he did it

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
Oscar Rachmansky sitting next to window with city in background.
Oscar Rachmansky

Bryan Toro

A gap year program is lining up six-figure startup salaries for teens

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Oliver Zhou
Oliver Zhou, founder of Common Gap and Deep24

Oliver Zhou

Meet the young AI startup founders raising millions in the race to build the next big thing

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Christine Zhang and co-founders
Zhang and her team working out of her apartment.

Gabriela Hasbun for BI

I'm 22 and worth $25 million. I don't regret sacrificing sleep, friendships, and college parties to get here.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Emil Barr sits reclined in a chair, wearing a black suit.
Emil Barr, who is a multi-millionaire at age 22.

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Meet the 21-year-old former MrBeast staffer building an AI startup to help creators make viral videos

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Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).
Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).

Jack Willingham

The YouTuber behind the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest is launching a marketing startup. Here are the details.

Tech Insider : Business
Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.
Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.

CJ Sanciangco; Pufferfish

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