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Peter Thiel

5 key ideas, each explained in our own words.

Zero to One

IDEA 1
Vertical versus horizontal progress
Copying what already works takes the world from 1 to n. Building something genuinely new takes it from 0 to 1. Outsized value tends to come from the second.
IDEA 2
Escape competition
In perfect competition profits get driven to zero. Durable businesses dominate a small, well-defined market first and only then expand into adjacent ones.
IDEA 3
The contrarian question
What important truth do very few people agree with you on? A strong, specific answer is often the seed of a company worth building.

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