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#424 Peter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly

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What Happened When Yahoo Tried to Buy Facebook? at 1:18

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says Yahoo offered to buy Facebook for a billion dollars in July 2006 and Mark Zuckerberg refused to sell. Full answer
What Important Truth Do Very Few People Agree With You on? at 8:48

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says a company worth building starts from one question: what important truth do very few people agree with… Full answer
What Is a Creative Monopoly? at 13:09

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says a creative monopoly is a company so good at what it does that no other firm can offer a close… Full answer
Why Do Entrepreneurs Chase Growth Over Durability? at 20:04

David Senra says entrepreneurs chase growth over durability because growth is easy to measure and durability is not. Full answer
Why Should a Startup Start in a Tiny Market? at 26:41

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says every startup should start with a very small market because creative monopolies start excessively… Full answer
Why Does Peter Thiel Say Competition Is for Losers? at 28:52

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says competition is for losers because a startup should avoid competition and aim to be the last mover… Full answer
What Is a Definitive Optimist? at 31:40

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says a definitive optimist believes the future will be better than the present if that person plans and… Full answer
What Secret Should a Startup Be Built on? at 34:34

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says a startup should be built on a secret: something important and unknown, hard to do but doable. Full answer
Why Can Sales and Distribution Create a Monopoly? at 43:59

David Senra, reading Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, says superior sales and distribution by itself can create a monopoly, even with no product differentiation. Full answer
What Happened When Steve Jobs Returned to Apple? at 50:32

David Senra reads Michael Moritz, then Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, on Steve Jobs returning to Apple. Full answer

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