Palantir CEO Alex Karp may have three degrees to his name —but he’s fed up with higher education. The billionaire took a shot at elite universities, including Harvard and Yale, during his AI firm’s earnings call on Monday, saying degrees don’t matter once you land at Palantir: “This is by far the best credential in tech. If you come to Palantir, your career is set.”
With Gen Z facing an uphill battle in today’s job market, and many facing mounds of student loan debt , a growing number of young people have conceded that pursuing a degree may have been a worthless endeavor—and some business leaders are agreeing.
In fact, top employers today aren’t “even talking about degrees” anymore, the Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush, previously told Fortune . “They’re talking about skil