9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself
The New York Times
~15 min read · From 2017 · The Silicon Valley billionaire and scourge of Gawker describes his admiration for the president-elect, who told him, “We’re friends for life.”
Mission.org
The “0 to 1 Trap” and Seven Other things I learned from Peter Thiel
Mission.org
8 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel has been around innovation most of his life. He co-founded both PayPal and Palantir, made the first outside investment in…
CNBC
People are 'underestimating' the 'great potential' of bitcoin, billionaire Peter Thiel says
CNBC
6 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel said he is "skeptical" of most cryptocurrencies except bitcoin.
Asana
To be successful in business, do this (says Peter Thiel)
Asana
6 min read · From 2015 · Successful entrepreneur and VC Peter Thiel shares powerful business advice from his book Zero to One, and answers questions from the Asana team.
BuzzFeed
Peter Thiel Has Been Hedging His Bet On Donald Trump
BuzzFeed
10 min read · From 2017 · Peter Thiel has said publicly that Trump’s administration is “off to a terrific start.” Privately, he’s told friends that there is a 50% chance the current presidency “ends in disaster.”
BuzzFeed
Peter Thiel Is Exploring The Creation Of A Conservative Cable News Network
BuzzFeed
4 min read · From 2018 · Sources say the billionaire has engaged the wealthy Mercer family about the endeavor. According to a new book, Thiel also explored plans to create a Fox News competitor with the late Roger Ailes.
WIRED
How Can We Make You Happy Today, Peter Thiel?
WIRED
3 min read · From 2016 · What can we say about Peter Thiel? Nothing—except that he's absolutely, totally, thoroughly the best.
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New York Magazine
Peter Thiel’s Origin Story
New York Magazine
~17 min read · Sep 20th · His ideology dominates Silicon Valley. It began to form when he was an angry young man.
Bloomberg
Peter Thiel Gamed Silicon Valley, Donald Trump, and Democracy to Make Billions, Tax-Free
Bloomberg
Sep 15th · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
Boing Boing
Book: Elon Musk thinks Peter Thiel is a sociopath and Thiel thinks Musk is a fraud.
Boing Boing
3 min read · Sep 21st · Max Chafkin has a new book coming about Silicon Valley billionare Peter Thiel and his business generation (including others in the “PayPal Mafia” who cashed out big when eBay bought the…
Daily Mail Online
Peter Thiel allegedly claimed Zuckerberg made deal with Trump
Daily Mail Online
7 min read · Sep 21st · Max Chafkin's new book 'The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power,' writes that Thiel attended the meeting then told an associate of the alleged deal between Zuckerberg and…
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Forbes
Behind Peter Thiel's Plan To Destroy Gawker
Forbes
10 min read · From 2016 · Peter Thiel's war on Gawker goes back longer than previously realized. Here's the untold story of his siege.
blakemasters.com
Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup
blakemasters.com
20+ min read · From 2015 · Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 9 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are my own. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s entirely.
Class 9 Notes Essay—If You Build It, Will They...
First Things
Back to the Future
First Things
6 min read · 2020-02-11 · When Boeing introduced its flagship 707 jet airliner in 1958, the power to cruise at 977 . . . .
ProPublica
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class…
ProPublica
20+ min read · Jun 24th · Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes.
The Wall Street Journal
Tech Luminary Peter Thiel Parts Ways With Silicon Valley
The Wall Street Journal
2 min read · From 2018 · Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is relocating his home and personal investment firms to Los Angeles from San Francisco and scaling back his involvement in the tech industry, people familiar with his…
danwang.co
Why Is Peter Thiel Pessimistic About Technological Innovation?
danwang.co
~13 min read · From 2014 · Collection of Peter Thiel's evidence that we're economically stagnating and no longer living in a technologically-accelerating civilization.
Stratechery
Peter Thiel, Comic Book Hero – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Stratechery
7 min read · From 2016 · What Gawker did to Peter Thiel is inexcusable, but Thiel’s response is threatening to the industry that made him rich in the first place.
The Wall Street Journal
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Makes Big Bet on Bitcoin
The Wall Street Journal
From 2018 · Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has bought large sums of bitcoin that are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
VANITY FAIR
Nick Denton, Peter Thiel, and the Plot to Murder Gawker
VANITY FAIR
20+ min read · From 2016 · Nick Denton, Gawker’s founding rogue, and Peter Thiel, his arch-nemesis, had a more complicated relationship than anyone imagined.
