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Opinion
No Startup Book Since Thiel's 'Zero to One' Has Advanced the Canon
“But I hadn't seen anything In the last decade, since zero to one, that I felt advanced the discussion about what greatness looks like in startups.”
Mike Maples, Jr. Sep 16, 2024 ▶ 1:16:06 Mike Maples Jr. - Identifying Startup Pattern Breakers (EP.406)
Assertion Supported
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.”
Jonathan Tepper Oct 7, 2019 ▶ 46:45 Jonathan Tepper - Variant Perception of Capitalism (Capital Allocators, EP.110)
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