6% of ex-Palantir founders built $1B+ companies, says Karp: the most valuable degree in the US
eliano · x · 2026-10-20
Quoted data: 6% of founders who previously worked at Palantir went on to create companies worth over $1B. Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls it "the most valuable degree in the US, bar none" — a status that only emerged over the past 20 years. Attached photo shows a Palantir-style poster reading "People Lie, Numbers Don't."
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