Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things. The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. That’s a serious chunk of change.If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. Oh, and by the way - all of the above named companies are worth at least $1 billion each. Himself, Peter Thiel – who founded PayPal and Palantir. Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons – who founded Yelp Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim – who together founded YouTube Chapter after chapter, Thiel gives example after example of how to successfully build the future.īut Why Listen To Thiel? Well, Peter Thiel has played a role in partnering with, inspiring and/or investing in some of the most successful tech entrepreneurs in the United States (and probably the world) including:Įlon Musk – who founded SpaceX and co-founded Tesla Motors Quite frankly, certain sections of the book are so ridiculously well put together that one just sits there and thinks after reading them.

Along with co-author (and former student) Blake Masters - Thiel has put together a hard-hitting set of standards for entrepreneurs, startups, and thought-leaders to carefully consider when building the “next big thing” of the future. The book, 'Zero to One' was inspired by a collection of lectures delivered by Peter Thiel during his teaching years at Stanford.

Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Book Summary of 'Zero to One' by Peter Thiel Blake Masters

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