Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)

Peter Thiel, founder of Paypal and Palantir, discusses business strategy and monopoly theory in "Competition is For Losers".

Intermediate - 50 min - Money & Business - Y Combinator

The full course: Learn Start a Business free

What you'll need

• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
• Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

1. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau - View on Amazon
2. The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - View on Amazon
3. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - View on Amazon
4. The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick - View on Amazon
5. One thousand ways to make $1000 by Frances Mary Cowan Minaker - View on Amazon

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