“First, only invest in companies that have the potential to return the value of the entire fund.”Ĩ. “In a world of scarce resources, globalization without new technology is unsustainable.”ħ.

“Today’s “best practices” lead to dead ends the best paths are new and untried.”Ħ. And if you can’t monopolize a unique solution for a small market, you’ll be stuck with vicious competition.”ĥ. “Customers won’t care about any particular technology unless it solves a particular problem in a superior way. “The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself.”Ĥ. “Monopoly is the condition of every successful business.”ģ. “Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.”Ģ. The event will be live streamed for free around the world.įor a taste of his innovative thoughts on the future of tech and business, we’ve gathered our top 10 favorite quotes from Zero to One:ġ. General Assembly is thrilled to welcome Thiel to our New York City campus on Monday, February 9th for a discussion on his business philosophies and new book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future. No matter which of his accomplishments you deem most note-worthy - they have certainly solidified Thiel as one of the greatest entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and original thinkers of our time. Co-founding PayPal with Max Levchin? Launching Clarium Capital or Palantir Technologies? Early-stage investments in notable startups like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tesla? Or perhaps it’s his contrarian views on education, science, and technology. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what tech billionaire Peter Thiel is most famous for.

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