June 05 2024 at 02:52AM
The review: Zero to One
Zero to One - Notes on Startups or how to build the future
Peter Thiel
“What important truth do very few people agree with you?”.
"If you can't account for durable relationships among the fruits of your time at work, you haven't invested your time well."
"This book is about the questions you must ask and answer to succeed in doing new things."
"It is better to risk boldness than triviality."
"To succeed, you must study the endgame before everything else."
"A bad plan is better than no plan."
"Monopoly is the condition of every successful business."
"A company does better if it pays the CEO less."
"War metaphors invade our everyday business language: headhunters, sales force, captive market, make a killing."
"if you can't beat a rival, it may be better to merge
"You should focus relentlessly on something you are good at doing."
"Europeans just react to events as they happen and hope things don't worsen."
"Every other country is afraid that China will take over the world. China is the only country afraid it won't".
"We need to find our way back to a definite future."
"It begins by rejecting the unfair tyranny of chance."
"Everybody sells"
"Most people act as if no secrets are left to find."
"A startup messed up at its foundation cannot be fixed."
These are some of the striking statements you will find in Zero to One. It covers startups, projects, relationships, risk philosophy, and life… You will hate it, or you will love it, but the book of this month won't let you impassive.
Please enjoy it!
Zero to One
ISBN-13 978-0753555200, 210 pgs
Pieter Thiel is an American entrepreneur. He co-funded PayPal and was the first external investor on Facebook. Thiel also funded several hedge funds and is currently the CEO of Palantir Technologies, a big data analysis company. Thiel often appears in the rankings of the wealthiest persons in the world.
