Answers to the Strategist quiz (#496)

Strategy Quiz (#496) answers

1. In the 16th Century, priest and scholar Martin Luther approached the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nailed a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that led to the Protestant Reformation. Here he condemned the excesses and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal practice of asking payment —called “indulgences” — for the forgiveness of sins. Connect this with a modern-day start-up genius and a firm based in San Francisco.

The venture, 1517 Fund, based on Peter Theil’s crusade against college degrees which he feels are