Startup advice from the world's best founders

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

Jensen Huang on why the AI revolution will be similar to the industrial revolution

Peter Thiel recounts the most important moment in the history of Facebook

Emmett Shear on pivoting from JustinTV and 20+ million MAUs to build Twitch

Steve Jobs on why he paid $100,000 for the NeXT logo

Jeff Bezos: “Be stubborn on the vision and flexible on the details”

John Collison on the path dependence of startups

Marc Andreessen on “preferential attachment” and why it’s critical for startups