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The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, no industry has made a greater impact on the world than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than Peter Thiel. The billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur has been a behind-the-scenes operator influencing countless aspects of our contemporary way of life, from the technologies we use every day to the delicate power balance between Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington. But despite his power and the ubiquity of his projects, no public figure is quite so mysterious.

Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the best seller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.

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Wir leben in einer technologischen Sackgasse. Zwar suggeriert die Globalisierung technischen Fortschritt, doch das vermeintlich Neue, sind vor allem Kopien des Bestehenden. Thiel, Peter, Silicon-Valley-Insider und in der Wirtschaftscommunity bestens bekannter Innovationstreiber ist überzeugt: Globalisierung ist kein Fortschritt, Konkurrenz ist schädlich und nur Monopole sind nachhaltig erfolgreich. Er zeigt: Wahre Innovation entsteht nicht horizontal, sondern sprunghaft - from Zero to One.

What valuable company is nobody building? The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won't make a search engine. If you are copying these guys, you aren't learning from them. It's easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to 10, adding more of something familiar. Every new creation goes from zero to one. This book is about how to get there.

At a time when the crises of income inequality, climate, and democracy are compounding to create epic wealth disparity and the prospect of a second American civil war, four billionaires are hyping schemes that are designed to divert our attention away from issues that really matter. Each scheme—the metaverse, cryptocurrency, space travel, and transhumanism—is an existential threat in moral, political, and economic terms. In The End of Reality¸ Jonathan Taplin provides perceptive insight into the personal backgrounds and cultural power of these billionaires.

The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island's shores in the form of the conquering Italian army.

Ever dreamed of being the next big entrepreneur but felt overwhelmed by the process? This game-changing book distills the wisdom of tech titans and motivation masters into a powerful, actionable 28-day plan. Drawing from the genius of Sam Altman, the contrarian thinking of Peter Thiel, the unbreakable spirit of David Goggins, and the viral marketing savvy of MrBeast, you'll discover: • How to unearth your million-dollar idea and craft an irresistible value proposition • Insider techniques to bootstrap your way to success, even on a shoestring budget • Strategies to build a world-class...

Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, no industry has made a greater global impact than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel. From the technologies we use every day to the delicate power balance between Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Washington, Thiel has been a behind-the-scenes operator influencing countless aspects of contemporary life. But despite his power and the ubiquity of his projects, no public figure is quite so mysterious.

Peter Thiel is a well-known figure in the financial world. The founder of Paypal, his legacy has drastically influenced the online industry and shaped the course of technology history. Now, this biography delves into his incredible life, from his upbringing in Germany, the US, and South Africa to his early work with judges and lawyers.

In 2007, a short blogpost by Gawker Media outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel as gay. Thiel's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. This post would be the casus belli for a meticulously plotted conspiracy that would end nearly a decade later with a $140 million dollar judgment against Gawker and its bankruptcy. Only later would the world learn that Gawker's demise was not incidental - it had been masterminded by Thiel.

Quickly grasp the key ideas in Peter Thiel and Blake Masters' Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future in this Executive Reads summary. You'll learn about Thiel's philosophy about "monopoly" type startups vs. ones in highly competitive markets and how to look for power law opportunities. In less than 45 minutes learn the key points and decide if you should read the whole book. We think you will, but try the summary first. Maybe you already read it and need a refresher. This summary also include a handy crib sheet infographic to provide you with visual reminders of the most...

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A historical novel based on the real infiltration of German saboteurs to the U.S. in the summer of 1942. The novel is focused on Werner Thiel, a real-life participant in the German Abewher II and its plan to disable the major arteries or industry and transportation in the United States.

Der bekannteste Prosatext des Nobelpreisträgers Gerhart Hauptmann: Der Bahnwärter Thiel lebt glücklich mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn Tobias und führt seinen Dienst pflichtbewusst und zuverlässig aus. Als seine Frau stirbt, heiratet er die dominante und herrische Magd Lene, mit der er ein Kind bekommt. Lene misshandelt Tobias, und Thiel sieht in einer Wahnvorstellung bereits seine erste Frau mit einem blutigen Bündel über die Gleise fliehen.

Seit den Tagen der Dot-Com-Blase in den späten 1990er-Jahren hat keine Branche die Welt mehr beeinflusst als das Silicon Valley. Und nur wenige Personen haben das Silicon Valley mehr geprägt als Peter Thiel - milliardenschwerer Unternehmer und Duzfreund von Elon Musk. Er ist Mastermind und Kapitalgeber hinter einer ganzen Reihe von Unternehmen wie Paypal, Facebook oder Palantir. Doch trotz seiner Macht und der Allgegenwärtigkeit seiner Projekte ist keine öffentliche Figur so geheimnisvoll.

Visionnaire et financier, Peter Thiel a investi et beaucoup gagné dans les principales start-ups de la Silicon Valley, un modèle pour tous les entrepreneurs qui rêvent de changer le monde. Comment construire le futur par l'homme qui a créé PayPal et investi dans Facebook, SpaceX et LinkedIn. Écrit à partir de cours donnés à Stanford, Zéro à Un propose une vision radicale et nouvelle sur la conception et le management des start-ups. Quelques uns de ses principes : Le mythe du prochain Facebook, Google.

This is an audio summary of Zero to One, a book containing hard-hitting set of standards for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and thought-leaders to carefully consider when building the “next big thing” of the future.

"Tu verras, les douze premiers mois c'est chaud mais après ça va." Voila la phrase que j'ai entendue quelques jours après avoir accouché. Et effectivement, c'est chaud. C'est chaud pour tout un tas de raison. C'est chaud mais pas tout le temps ni pour tous·tes non plus. J'ai donc voulu discuter avec des femmes et des hommes devenus parents, pour qu'ils me racontent ce qui a été chaud ou pas, pour elleux. Bienvenue sur ZERO TO ONE, le podcast qui collecte les récits de l’année zéro. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.