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Peter Thiel Quotes

Biography: Peter Thiel is known for co-founding PayPal and being an early investo... more Biography: Peter Thiel is known for co-founding PayPal and being an early investor in Facebook. A prominent venture capitalist and entrepreneur, he also co-founded Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. Thiel's influence extends into various spheres, including technology, finance, and politics. less

"Today’s best practices lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried"

Tags: Creativity, Innovation, Change, Progress, Risk-taking

"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters"

Tags: Innovation, Communication, Future, Progress, Simplicity

"In the most crowded market, a company must win"

Tags: Success, Growth, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy

"Every great business is built around a secret that's hidden from the outside."

Tags: Success, Innovation, Vision, Strategy, Entrepreneurship

"Long-term planning is often undervalued by our indefinite short-term world."

Tags: Vision, Strategy, Time management, Goal setting, Sustainability

"You are not a lottery ticket."

Tags: Success, Determination, Effort, Self-reliance, Destiny

"People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole."

Tags: Innovation, Business strategy, Problem solving, Marketing, User experience

"Monopoly is the condition of every successful business."

Tags: Business strategy, Economics, Capitalism, Business success, Economic theory

"The best startups might be considered slightly less extreme kinds of cults"

Tags: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Startups, Tech industry

"All failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition"

Tags: Success, Innovation, Failure, Entrepreneurship, Business

"Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is even in shorter supply than genius"

Tags: Motivation, Wisdom, Courage, Inspirational, Intelligence

"A startup is the largest group of people you can convince of a plan to build a different future"

Tags: Growth, Innovation, Leadership, Future, Vision

"If you want to create and capture lasting value, don’t build an undifferentiated commodity business"

Tags: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business strategy, Competitive advantage, Value creation

"Competitive markets destroy profits"

Tags: Competition, Business strategy, Economics, Economic theory, Market dynamics

"Every moment in business happens only once"

Tags: Innovation, Change, Strategy, Decision-making, Entrepreneurship