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a16z’s new academy wants to be the anti-college for aspiring tech founders

Fast Company 23 September 2026 5h ago
a16z’s new academy wants to be the anti-college for aspiring tech founders
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For a long time, becoming a successful tech CEO seemed to be inexplicably linked to dropping out of college. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs famously did so, followed by some of today’s most notable leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman. But a new project announced by venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is offering a new alternative to college: an academy for recent high school grad
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