Say what you want about the Thielian future of cyborg teenagers living for 200 years in pressurized cabins under the Caribbean this is not a man to be faulted for thinking too small. Dick novel: an anti-aging biotech firm, an organization dedicated to building ocean communities underwater, and a foundation that pays teenagers to drop out of college and start new companies. Indeed, the recipients of Thiel's donations seem torn from the pages of a Philip K. Thiel, a founder of PayPal and the data analytics firm Palantir, might be best known for his idiosyncrasies, which helped inspire the character of Peter Gregory in the HBO series Silicon Valley. But much more than that, it's also a lucid and profound articulation of capitalism and success in the 21st century economy. Yes, this is a self-help book for entrepreneurs, bursting with bromides and sunny confidence about the future that only start-ups can build. Into this fog of fuzzy-headed nonsense, Peter Thiel's new book, Zero to One, shines like a laser beam. Baa Baa BlackBerry: Nursery Rhymes for the Hyper-Connected Baby.Hey, You, Get ~Onto~ My Cloud: How to Rock and Roll With the New Economy.Turn the Other Tweet: Lessons from Christianity for Social Media.
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