Zero To One: Notes On Startups, Or How To Build The Future

amazing book

So good you will learn more

Written by Peter Thiel a well known thinker and self made billionaire in the IT arena.

Its a must read book

Must read for any entrepreneur

Book is written in simple but yet a way that let reader reflect after each chapter. Excellent read

Personal consumption

the product is simple and paper quality is horrible however, the book is great ... awesome for entrepreneurs and people who want to understand coming economic challenges. definitely a good reading that matches perfectly the reputation of the author (peter Thiel)

A nice read and a good starter book to understand how the world of startups work.

if you're a startup guy like me you should buy it... you won't regret

Great and different book about how to progress in business

Libro molto interessante, da leggere. Analizza con diversi esempi la traiettoria e le strategie delle start-up, con concetti, a volte un po’ estremizzati, ma mai banali.

This book was a pleasure to read. It was concise, practical and very easy to navigate with plenty of real world examples to keep the concepts relevant and interesting. The short chapters each take an individual theme, normally eye opening concepts that overarch much of start ups, businesses and the future. Peter Thiel is as successful as entrepreneurs come, having been a member of the paypal mafia, sold multiple multi-billion dollar companies and subsequently invested in thousands through his fund. His wide experience is articulated through the concepts provided. I particularly enjoyed the themes of irrationality that are rife in Venture Capital, with VCs following formulas irrespective of the outcomes. Thiel describes how there is a long tail effect in the return on investments where by the top returners come extremely rarely and when it comes to portfolio management investors should focus on a very select few. Contrary to this, investors opt for risk mitigation by creating portfolios, in the knowledge that 9/10 of these will be loss making in the hunt for the 10% and in doing so lose out. He also reflects on the dot.com, green tech and housing bubbles. I was expecting this book to be a page turner and something I will refer to in the future and I was not disappointed. For aspiring entrepreneurs, self-starters and self proclaiming visionaries I highly recommend it and put it in the same league as ‘The Lean Start Up’ by Eric Ries and ‘Four Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferris.