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30 : Peter Thiel – Building billion dollar start ups

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This is a book about how to build the future. Peter Thiel is one of the most respected names in building high impact start ups. He was the first external investor in Facebook and has been involved in many many multi-billion dollar start ups.

Today’s episode is inspired by the book Zero to One by Peter Thiel.

  • [00:00] Introduction to the book Zero to One |
  • [17:15] Early life of Peter Thiel |
  • [21:50] How was Paypal created? |
  • [25:59] Peter Thiel, the first external investor of Facebook |
  • [29:00] Thiel’s Controversies |
  • [32:54] Idea of mimetic desire |
  • [36:55] Blake Master’s connection to the Book – Zero to One – |
  • [38:22] Zero to One meaning |
  • [52:27] What important truth to very few people agree with you on? |
  • [58:47] Secrets in every great business |
  • [1:02:15] Two type of businesses, Monopoly and Perfect competition |
  • [1:12:20] Views from the business owners |
  • [1:27:32] The 7 must answer questions to build a great business |
  • [1:36:56] Closing Quote 

    • As with each episode, we pluck out what most resonated from the book and how we would like to bring it into our lives.

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