Thiel

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - Zero to One
2. Chapter Two - The PayPal Method
3. Chapter Three - Palantir
4. Chapter Four - Capital as a Weapon
5. Chapter Five - Silencing Gawker
6. Chapter Six - The Trump Experiment
7. Chapter Seven - Utopias and Lifespans
8. Chapter Eight - The Philosopher Kingmaker
9. Chapter Nine - Secrets and Strategies
10. Chapter Ten - The World According to Peter Thiel

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE Zero to One PETER THIEL WAS born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1967. But that’s not really where this story begins. The real story starts in his mind. Even as a child, Thiel wasn’t like other kids. His family moved to the United States when he was just a toddler, hopping from Cleveland to South Africa and finally landing in Foster City, California. By the time he settled, Peter had already learned to live on the edge of belonging. Close enough to observe, far enough to remain untouched. He grew up devouring books the way some kids devour candy. Chess became his first language of strategy, and by age twelve, he was ranked among the top players in America for his age group. For...