One way to move from "one to n" is globalization, or enabling new markets to access something that has already been created. Creating truly innovative technology requires progressing from "zero to one" rather than from "one to n." This means creating something entirely new rather than incrementally adding to what already exists. Learn from tech superstar Peter Thiel (PayPal, Palantir) and his protégé Blake Masters why the only opportunities really worth pursuing are those that create something truly unique – that go from "zero to one" rather than from "one to n." And, learn the seven questions you should be asking yourself to find out if what you're working on passes that test. Zero to One will challenge you to think for yourself on topics such as technology versus globalization, business monopolies versus competitive markets, and the mindset you really need to make a difference in the world. He is President of The Thiel Foundation and Chief Operating Officer of Thiel Capital.Tap into a new way of thinking about business and ambition by reading this book summary. He started the Thiel Fellowship, which ignited a national debate by encouraging young people to put learning before schooling, and he leads the Thiel Foundation, which works to advance technological progress and long- term thinking about the future.īlake Masters was a student at Stanford Law School in 2012 when his detailed notes on Peter’s class “Computer Science 183: Startup” became an internet sensation. He has provided early funding for LinkedIn, Yelp, and dozens of successful technology startups, many run by former colleagues who have been dubbed the “PayPal Mafia.” He is a partner at Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has funded companies like SpaceX and Airbnb. The same year he launched Palantir Technologies, a software company that harnesses computers to empower human analysts in fields like national security and global finance. 
In 2004 he made the first outside investment in Facebook, where he serves as a director. He started PayPal in 1998, led it as CEO, and took it public in 2002, defining a new era of fast and secure online commerce.
Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor.
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