Thoughts on Peter Thiel's Zero to One. ----- 00:00 Why this episode 05:15 Horizontal vs. Vertical Progress 09:19 The Importance of Startups and Monopolies 23:33 Definite Optimism vs. Indefinite Optimism 37:10 Power Laws and Their Impact 45:58 The Importance of Company Foundations 46:51 Building a Strong Company Culture 50:47 The Role of Vision 51:47 The Cult-Like Nature of Successful Startups 53:21 The Necessity of Sales and Marketing 55:25 The Paradox of Founders ----- Sponsors: - TakeoverPod.Supercast.com - All premium content for just $7/month - GainsInBulk.com/ben - Use code Ben for 20% off instantized creatine and more - Speechify.com/ben - Use code Ben for 15% off Speechify premium - Founders Podcast - Buy Zero to One ---- Stay In Touch - Sign up for the newsletter at takeoverpod.com - Twitter/X - @BenWilsonTweets - Instagram - @HTTOTW
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