una verdad convencional puede ser importante, es fundamental para aprender matemáticas elementales, por ejemplo — , no te proporcionará ninguna venta… - Peter Thiel

(Por lo general, se considera raro que un universitario tenga cuarenta años. Por lo general, se considera una locura crear media decena de compañías a la vez. Pero a finales de la década de los noventa, la gente podía pensar que se trataba de una combinación ganadora.)

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.

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