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My own answer to the contrarian question is that most people think the future of the world will be defined by globalization, but the truth is that technology matters more.

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Peter Thiel
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 11
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Higher education holds itself out as a kind of universal church, outside of which there is no salvation.
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Today's 'best practices' lead to dead ends the best paths are new and untried.
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A company does better the less it pays the CEO.
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As you craft a plan to expand to adjacent markets, don't disrupt: Avoid competition as much as possible.
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What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
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Customers won’t care about any particular technology unless it solves a particular problem in a superior way. And if you can’t monopolize a unique solution for a small market, you’ll be stuck with vicious competition.
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As an investor-entrepreneur, I’ve always tried to be contrarian, to go against the crowd, to identify opportunities in places where people are not looking.
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The most successful businesses have an idea for the future that's very different from the present.
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