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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Peter Thiel was a bright kid who loved fantasy.
Chapter 3: At Stanford University, Thiel became a campus right-winger.
Chapter 4: Thiel launched PayPal with libertarian principles at heart.
Chapter 5: After leaving PayPal, Thiel launched a hedge fund and also helped get Facebook off the ground.
Chapter 6: Thiel’s surveillance firm Palantir revealed an authoritarian turn in his politics.
Chapter 7: In 2016, Thiel pledged his support for Donald Trump.
Chapter 8: Thiel exposed the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley.
Description
The Contrarian (2021) is a biography of controversial venture capitalist, tech investor, and PayPal founder Peter Thiel. It explains how Thiel’s politics have informed his career – and how he became one of the most powerful people in the US.
Who Should Listen
- People looking for gossip on Silicon Valley
- US politics junkies
- Those interested in the intersection of tech and power