Zero To One by Peter Thiel

Favorite Quote
“Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.” — Peter Thiel
The Book in One Sentence
Zero To One is an inside look at Peter Thiel’s philosophy and strategy for making your startup a success by looking at the lessons he learned from founding and selling PayPal, investing in Facebook and becoming a billionaire in the process.
Why should you read it?
You might think that we know everything by now and that there isn’t much to create at this point. That all the greatest inventions have appeared by now. And this is where you might be wrong: entrepreneur Peter Thiel confirms that there are still countless ways for us to create something new. And all this can be done by making use of your power and asking the right questions in order to come up with the next innovation.
Key Takeaways
The biggest leaps in progress are vertical, not horizontal.
Monopolies are good, for both business and society.
Founders need a vision to take their business from zero to one.