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Dan Mindus on Peter Thiel's Start-Up Manifesto

Reason Staff | 11.28.2014 8:30 AM

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Just over 20 years ago, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy made a decision that changed the world for the better. After interviewing Peter Thiel for the position of Supreme Court Clerk, they turned him down. Instead of settling into a conventional life of well-compensated legal scribbling and relative obscurity, Thiel did an about-face and went on to co-found PayPal, help kickstart Facebook with a $500,000 investment, and emerge as one of the most successful venture capitalists in the world. Dan Mindus reviews his latest book, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.

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