Peter Thiel on Stagnation, Innovation, and What Not To Name Your Company | Conversations with Tyler
What it is
Tyler Cowen interviews Peter Thiel about technological stagnation, innovation, and lessons from Zero to One. The conversation ranges over business, startups and how Thiel thinks about progress.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people point to it as a strong interview and as the source of Thiel's stagnation thesis.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“it's an interview with Tyler Cowen who does a terrific job at interviewing Peter.”
Terrific Tyler Cowen interview with Peter Thiel.
emsy, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “List of Peter Thiel's Online Writings”
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Topics: peter thiel, tyler cowen, great stagnation, innovation, startups
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