Peter Thiel
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Aug 20, 2018 by Josh Wolfe · said 41 times in 12 episodes since 2018 · across every show →
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brought up most by Joe Lonsdale (15), Sebastian Mallaby (4), Justin Fishner-Wolfson (4), Jonathan Tepper (3), Chamath Palihapitiya (3), Ted Seides (2), Nat Frazier (2), Mike Maples, Jr. (2)
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2024 2 mentions in 1 episode
2022 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
- Sebastian Mallaby – The Making of the New Future in Venture, Venture is Eating the Investment World 14 (Capital Allocators, EP.245)
- Steve Drobny – Where the World is Going at Clocktower Group (Manager Meeting, 30)
- Arjun Sethi – A Technology Company that Deploys Capital at Tribe, Venture is Eating the Investment World 10 (Capital Allocators, EP. 240)
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2021 8 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
2020 3 mentions in 1 episode
2019 20 mentions in 2 episodes 10 per episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
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Aug 20, 2018 negative
Wolfe disagrees with Peter Thiel: studying willful failures teaches more than success
“And there are some people, and I disagree with Peter Thiel about this personally, where he says, you really study the successful people. You don't study the failures. And I disagree totally. I think by studying the people who made willful mistakes, you learn a…”
Sep 30, 2019 neutral
Max Levchin rejected Lonsdale from PayPal before Peter Thiel hired him
“So I actually got turned down the very first time I applied there as a programmer when I was quite young, Max Loachin. Who's now a friend. I mean, do stuff on the whiteboard and we debated things and I never got an offer from that, but then Peter brought me ba…”
Oct 7, 2019 neutral
Peter Thiel's Monopoly Thesis Only Addresses Network-Effect Natural Monopolies
“Thiel praised monopolies, but interestingly, if you read his book, The only examples he gives the monopolies are essentially ones that have very strong network effects, you know, and feedback loops where you do end up with a winner-take-all dynamic.”