Zero to One

shansenseSep 21, 2024

2. Zero to one by Thiel - contrarian original thinking

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samhsmithMar 15, 2023

They contradict each other. And in fact the Lean Startup is full of the kind of foolish post dotcom-crash thinking that Zero to One warns against.

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lansteinMar 15, 2023

Zero to One (Peter Thiel)

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