Whenever I interview someone for a job, I like to ask this question: "What important truth do very few people agree with you on?" This question sound… - Peter Thiel

What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” This question sounds easy because it’s straightforward. Actually, it’s very hard to answer. It’s intellectually difficult because the knowledge that everyone is taught in school is by definition agreed upon.

Question for job applicants: What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

The stark differences between man and machine mean that gains from working with computers are much higher than gains from trade with other people. We don’t trade with computers any more than we trade with livestock or lamps. And that’s the point: computers are tools, not rivals.

VCs usually spend even more time on the most problematic companies

Sometimes you do have to fight. Where that’s true, you should fight and win.