Peter Thiel

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2016 by Mark Zuckerberg · said 27 times in 13 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Aug 16, 2016
Disclosure
Zuckerberg: Facebook told Peter Thiel they planned to return to Harvard
“When we were first talking to Peter about raising money, Dustin and I were very clear with him that we were planning on going back to school, right?”
Mark Zuckerberg Aug 16, 2016 ▶ 23:23 Mark Zuckerberg : How to Build the Future · Y Combinator
Sep 25, 2017 negative
Opinion
Courtland Allen: Zero to One has terrible advice for bootstrapped startups
“Like, if you read Zero to One, that book is written for, like, high-growth startups. It's got a lot of advice in there that's terrible if you're trying to bootstrap your way to success.”
Courtland Allen Sep 25, 2017 ▶ 49:23 Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers · Y Combinator
Jun 25, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Pincus: Early backers sold Facebook stock because none foresaw its ultimate scale
“I don't think Reed or I Ever imagined how, I know none of us ever imagined how big this, Peter Thiel, all of us, we all sold our stock in Facebook, so we voted with our shares, you know, none of us could have ever described how big this all got.”
Mark Pincus Jun 25, 2026 ▶ 6:02 Zynga Founder: Consumer Is Not Investible Right Now - Thats Why You Should Build It · Y Combinator
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