Forbes mocked as another '30 Under 30' honoree accused of fraud
As someone on this list, there’s an open secret that the way to get on is to get referrals from existing people and link to 1-2 articles about you. It’s not merit based and there is no rigorous evaluation.<p>It’s also important to note that every year hundreds of people are put on Forbes 30 Under 30. They have categories like 30 Under 30 for Education, 30 Under 30 for Music, 30 Under 30 for Enterprise Software, and many many more. It’s a lot more than 30 people.<p>Since there are so many people, there are many amazing people and  inevitably scammers too.<p>I am appreciative of the list because it helped some people take me more seriously as a young person who was trying to do something meaningful in the world, but who didn’t finish high school and wasn’t from a high net worth background.