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This article was published on June 16, 2012

Sujay Tyle: 18 years old, college dropout, recipient of $100,000 from the Thiel Fellowship


Sujay Tyle: 18 years old, college dropout, recipient of $100,000 from the Thiel Fellowship
Brad McCarty
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A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Director TNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter @BradMcCarty. A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Director TNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter @BradMcCarty.

Sujay Tyle of Scopely says that the growth of his company, from 1 to 35 people in only a few months, is partially due to the $11,000 referral bonus, wrapped in bacon. The company got 1,200 applicants and then moved half of its team to Los Angeles. Want to know more about Tyle, and the Thiel Fellowship’s $100,000 offer for him to drop out of school? Watch this.

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