Episode
Ep 28: Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator on Investing, Business, and Life
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Peter Thiel has been involved with some of the most dynamic companies to emerge from Silicon Valley in the past decade, both as a founder and investor. He is well known as the first outside investor in Facebook, but there's much more to the story...Peter's first start-up was PayPal, which he co-founded in 1998 and led to a $1.5 billion acquisition by eBay in 2002. After the eBay acquisition, Peter founded Clarium Capital Management, a global macro hedge fund. Peter also helped launch Palantir Technologies, an analytical software company which now books $1B in revenue/year, and he serves as the chairman of that company’s board. He has invested in more than 100 startups.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapters
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, answers questions from Blake Masters on the topics of investing, entrepreneurship, and creating value in this podcast.
00:00 - 05:13 (05:13)
Summary
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, answers questions from Blake Masters on the topics of investing, entrepreneurship, and creating value in this podcast. Athletic Greens is currently offering a special deal for the audience of this podcast, including a free vitamin D supplement and travel packs with a subscription purchase.
EpisodeEp 28: Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator on Investing, Business, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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05:13 - 11:03 (05:50)
Summary
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EpisodeEp 28: Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator on Investing, Business, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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11:03 - 21:13 (10:10)
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EpisodeEp 28: Peter Thiel, Billionaire Investor and Company Creator on Investing, Business, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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21:13 - 25:24 (04:11)
Summary
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