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Zero To One by Peter Theil and Blake Masters | Episode 060


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In this episode Blake Masters shares his book, Zero To One, where he and Peter Thiel reveal the strategy, secrets, and truth to find success that goes above and beyond.In his book, Masters provides you with the insights of how Peter Thiel became so successful with his ventures such as PayPal. One of the core themes in the book is the distinction between competition and a business monopoly. Both Thiel and Masters believe that success is found in the absolute differentiation of one business to another and they pave the way for you follow the same suite.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who have an original idea and are seeking absolute command of a niche where competition does not exist.About Blake Masters:“I live out in San Francisco with my wife and 4 month year old baby. I am the co-founded of a legal research technology startup called Judicata. Prior to that I was at law school at Stanford and worked as an early sales person at Box.The book is based on a class that Peter Thiel taught at Stanford in 2012 call CS 183 Startup. Peter’s goal in teaching the class was to tell his students everything he knew about business. I took really good class notes and put them online and then they ended up getting read by hundreds of thousands of people and became basic required reading in Silicon Valley.” – Blake MastersFor a detailed summary of Zero To One according to Blake Masters CLICK HERERelated Books:All In Startup by Diana KanderExponential Organizations by Salim IsmailThe Art of War for Small Business by Becky Sheetz-RunkleFor more advice, tips, and stories on entrepreneurship, join our community on Facebook and Twitter.Category Tags: Peter Thiel, PayPal, growing a business, competitive advantage, monopoly, creating a startup, mastering business, Harvard business

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