As an undergraduate at Stanford, I started 'The Stanford Review,' which ended up being very engaged in the hot debates of the time: campus speech codes, questions about diversity on campus, all sorts of debates like that. Peter Thiel campuscodedebate share on social
One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar. Peter Thiel 000basecalendar Change image and share on social
When people use the word 'science,' it's often a tell, like in poker, that you're bluffing. Peter Thiel bluffpeoplepoker Change image and share on social
Creating value isn't enough - you also need to capture some of the value you create. Peter Thiel capturecreate Change image and share on social
Education is a bubble in a classic sense. To call something a bubble, it must be overpriced, and there must be an intense belief in it. Peter Thiel beliefbubblecall Change image and share on social
I'm not a politician. But neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it's time to rebuild America. Peter Thiel americabuilderdonald Change image and share on social
If I had known how hard it would be to do something new, particularly in the payments industry, I would never have started PayPal. That's why nobody with long experience in banking had done it. You needed to be naive enough to think that new things could be done. Peter Thiel bankexperiencehard share on social
'Perfect competition' is considered both the ideal and the default state in Economics 101. So-called perfectly competitive markets achieve equilibrium when producer supply meets consumer demand. Peter Thiel achievecallcompetition Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, I followed along the path that seemed to be marked out for me - from high school to college to law school to professional life. Peter Thiel collegehighlaw Change image and share on social
A diploma is a dunce hat in disguise. Peter Thiel diplomadisguisedunce Change image and share on social
