A great company is a conspiracy to change the world; when you share your secret, the recipient becomes a fellow conspirator. - Peter Thiel

A great company is a conspiracy to change the world;

The best place to look for secrets is where no one else is looking.

less than 1% of new businesses started each year in the U.S. receive venture funding, and total VC investment accounts for less than 0.2% of GDP. But the results of those investments disproportionately propel the entire economy. Venture-backed companies create 11% of all private sector jobs. They generate annual revenues equivalent to an astounding 21% of GDP. Indeed, the dozen largest tech companies were all venture-backed. Together those 12 companies are worth more than $2 trillion, more than all other tech companies combined.

signaling that work is being done becomes a better strategy for career advancement than actually doing work (if this describes your company, you should quit now).