Peter Thiel Blake Masters

About the Author

Peter Thiel, in collaboration with Blake Masters, is a visionary entrepreneur and thinker whose insights into innovation and capitalism have reshaped modern business philosophy. As co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in groundbreaking companies like Facebook, Thiel brings a unique blend of practical experience and intellectual rigor to his writing. Their seminal work, Zero to One, distills lectures from Stanford into a manifesto on creating the future through monopoly-building and contrarian thinking, challenging readers to move beyond incremental improvements toward true invention. This collection set, paired with Chris Guillebeau's The $100 Startup, underscores Thiel and Masters' commitment to empowering individuals and startups to achieve extraordinary success in a competitive world.