Peter Thiel Interview - Peter Thiel's Top 10 Rules For Success (@peterthiel)
He's an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, and social critic.
He co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Elon Musk and served as its CEO.
He was ranked #4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 at $2.2 billion.
He's Peter Thiel and here are his Top 10 Rules for Success.
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1. You are the entrepreneur of your life
He studied 20th-century philosophy as an undergraduate at Stanford University.
2. Do one thing uniquely well
An avowed libertarian, he founded The Stanford Review in 1987.
3. Make sure people align properly
He formed friendships with other students at Stanford, many of whom contributed to the Stanford Review. Some of these friends later took up jobs at PayPal and became part of the PayPal Mafia.
4. Aim for monopoly
In 1998 Thiel co-founded PayPal. It went public on February 15, 2002, and was sold to eBay for $1.5 billion later that year.
5. Don't be a fake entrepreneur
He was the first outside investor in Facebook, with a 10.2% stake acquired in 2004 for $500,000.
6. Value substance over status
In addition to Facebook, Thiel has made early-stage investments in numerous startups, including Booktrack, Linkedln, Friendster, Yammer, Yelp, Palantir Technologies, Big think.
7. Don't lose sight of what's valuable
In February 2013, Thiel received a TechCrunch Crunchie Award for Venture Capitalist of the year.
8. Trends are overrated
He was a US-rated Chess Master and one of the highest ranked under-21 players in the country.
9. Don't dwell on the past
He's a managing partner in Founders Fund, a venture capital fund with $2 billion in assets under management.
10. Find the secret path
In 2010 he created the Thiel Fellowship, which will award $100,000 to 20 people under 20 years old, to spur them to drop out of college and create their own ventures.
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He co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Elon Musk and served as its CEO.
He was ranked #4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 at $2.2 billion.
He's Peter Thiel and here are his Top 10 Rules for Success.
* Join my BELIEVE newsletter: /
1. You are the entrepreneur of your life
He studied 20th-century philosophy as an undergraduate at Stanford University.
2. Do one thing uniquely well
An avowed libertarian, he founded The Stanford Review in 1987.
3. Make sure people align properly
He formed friendships with other students at Stanford, many of whom contributed to the Stanford Review. Some of these friends later took up jobs at PayPal and became part of the PayPal Mafia.
4. Aim for monopoly
In 1998 Thiel co-founded PayPal. It went public on February 15, 2002, and was sold to eBay for $1.5 billion later that year.
5. Don't be a fake entrepreneur
He was the first outside investor in Facebook, with a 10.2% stake acquired in 2004 for $500,000.
6. Value substance over status
In addition to Facebook, Thiel has made early-stage investments in numerous startups, including Booktrack, Linkedln, Friendster, Yammer, Yelp, Palantir Technologies, Big think.
7. Don't lose sight of what's valuable
In February 2013, Thiel received a TechCrunch Crunchie Award for Venture Capitalist of the year.
8. Trends are overrated
He was a US-rated Chess Master and one of the highest ranked under-21 players in the country.
9. Don't dwell on the past
He's a managing partner in Founders Fund, a venture capital fund with $2 billion in assets under management.
10. Find the secret path
In 2010 he created the Thiel Fellowship, which will award $100,000 to 20 people under 20 years old, to spur them to drop out of college and create their own ventures.
Source:
Changwon Chung:
Peter Thiel!!!
To learn more about Phanta Media visit:
/
WHAT IS BTA?
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* Subscribe to my channel:
* Leave a comment, thumbs up the video (please!)
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CONNECT
* Twitter:
* Facebook:
* Google+:
* Website:
EVAN
* About: /
* Guides: /
* Coaching: /
* Speaking: /
* Gear:
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
* #Entspresso - Weekdays at 7am EST :
* Lunch & Earn - Weekdays at 12pm EST:
* Top 10 Rules for Success - Weekdays at 8pm EST:
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
* #Entvironment - Saturdays at 7am EST:
* #EvansBook - Saturdays at 8pm EST:
* #BelieveLife - Sundays at 7am EST:
* Life with Evan - Sundays at 8pm EST:
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