Peter Thiel on markets, technology, and education

In this episode of Uncommon Knowledge, guest Peter Thiel, one of Silicon Valley’s leading investors and thinkers, discusses his new book Zero to One. In it Thiel explains his theories on markets, monopolies, and the lack of new technology.  Born in Germany, raised in California, Thiel is a US-ranked chess master and cofounder of PayPal and Palantir.

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Peter A. Thiel

Peter A. Thiel

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