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Patrick Collison: Even Facebook wasn’t an obviously great idea 6-months after it launched

Ben Horowitz: “If you’re a startup CEO, you have to believe in calculus”

Instagram founder Kevin Systrom on 3 common startup mistakes

Jensen Huang on how to maintain conviction in the early days of a startup

Jensen Huang: “To be CEO is a lifetime of sacrifice”

Peter Thiel on the importance of having a definite view of the future

Larry Ellison: “Overachievers are not driven by the pursuit of success but the fear of failure”

Jeff Bezos: “I told our early investors there was a 30% chance they’d get their money back”

Paul Buchheit tells the story of Elon Musk’s talk at Google before the first SpaceX launch

The essays, talks, and interviews of Peter Thiel

This document is a comprehensive compilation of Peter Thiel’s essays, podcasts, talks, interviews, and advice. Last updated November 2025.

Elon Musk on raising capital: “You have to show investors that you’re all in”

Elon Musk on how PayPal got its first 100,000 customers in one month