Visionary:Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel[edit]
Biography[edit]
Co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, venture capitalist, contrarian thinker.
Category[edit]
Venture Capitalist
Notable Quotes[edit]
On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age[edit]
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters."[1]
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies[edit]
"Competition is for losers. If you want to create and capture lasting value, look to build a monopoly."[2]
On Creative Destruction in AI Era[edit]
"Every moment in business happens only once. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system."[3]
On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy[edit]
"Crypto is libertarian, AI is communist."[4]
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles[edit]
"The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself."[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Peter Thiel, Founders Fund Manifesto (2011), October 2011 Link
- ↑ Peter Thiel, Zero to One (2014), p. 34, Crown Business
- ↑ Peter Thiel, Zero to One (2014), p. 1, Crown Business
- ↑ Peter Thiel, Bitcoin 2022 Conference (2022), April 7, 2022, Miami
- ↑ Peter Thiel, Zero to One (2014), p. 22, Crown Business