Yes, this is a self-help book for entrepreneurs, bursting with bromides and sunny confidence about the future that only start-ups can build. In his review article, he wrote: 'Peter Thiel's new book, Zero to One, shines like a laser beam. In The Atlantic, Derek Thomson describes Thiel's book as possibly the best business book he has ever read. On September 13, Thiel appeared on NPR with host Wade Goodwyn to discuss the book. On September 11, Thiel answered questions for Ask Me Anything on Reddit. On September 9, Thiel was interviewed on Timothy Ferriss' podcast. He was also interviewed by Alexia Tsotsis of TechCrunch. To promote the book, Peter Thiel sent out his first (and only) tweet ever on September 8, 2014. It is a condensed and updated version of a highly popular set of online notes taken by Masters for the CS183 class on startups, as taught by Thiel at Stanford University in Spring 2012. He is President of The Thiel Foundation and Chief Operating Officer of Thiel Capital.Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future is a 2014 book by the American entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel co-written with Blake Masters. He started the Thiel Fellowship, which ignited a national debate by encouraging young people to put learning before schooling, and he leads the Thiel Foundation, which works to advance technological progress and long- term thinking about the future.īlake Masters was a student at Stanford Law School in 2012 when his detailed notes on Peter’s class “Computer Science 183: Startup” became an internet sensation. He has provided early funding for LinkedIn, Yelp, and dozens of successful technology startups, many run by former colleagues who have been dubbed the “PayPal Mafia.” He is a partner at Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has funded companies like SpaceX and Airbnb. The same year he launched Palantir Technologies, a software company that harnesses computers to empower human analysts in fields like national security and global finance. In 2004 he made the first outside investment in Facebook, where he serves as a director.

He started PayPal in 1998, led it as CEO, and took it public in 2002, defining a new era of fast and secure online commerce. Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor.

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