Book Review Zero to One;Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
New York Time Bestseller 2014
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GENRE Business Guide
AUTHOR Peter Thiel & Blake Masters
PAGES 224
YEAR OF PUBLISH 2014
About the Author
Peter Thiel studied philosophy at Stanford University (B.A., 1989),
during which time he founded The Stanford Review, a newspaper that was critical
of political correctness. In 1998 Thiel and several others co-founded "Confinity",
which was designed to handle payments between Palm Pilots.
The following year
it merged with Elon Musk’s X.com, and PayPal was created, with Thiel becoming
its CEO and chairman.
Designed to create “a new world currency,” the e-commerce the company specialized in Internet money transfers. PayPal proved hugely
successful, aided by its use on the online marketplace eBay. In 2002 eBay
acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion.
ZERO TO ONE MOMENTS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE-
"NEXT BILL GATES WILL NOT BUILD AN OPERATING SYSTEM,
NEXT LARRY PAGE WILL NOT CREATE SEARCH ENGINE,
NEXT ZUKERBERG WILL NOT BUILD A SOCIAL PLATFORM"
Book Summary Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
In his book,” Peter Theil” discusses his learning from
PayPal days. He offers his perspective & teachings for future tech &
nontech start-ups. He presents his ideas in reference to world-class companies,
which differentiates them from other companies in-spite of delivering similar
genre of products or services. Concept of being 10X better than competitors.
This book is likely to challenge everyone’s opinion,
no matter what background. The Cherry on Cake is connecting business with science.
Peter admires monopoly, as it reduces competition. Unlike
conventional knowledge, where competition is admired, he advocates competition adds
less than it takes away. It promotes antisocial behavior. It does not create
money. “The concept of making the pie bigger than competing for a bigger share.” Well,
I must not spoil your curiosity by discussing his ideas.
Areas he covered include kind of future startups, profound
knowledge of what has been done & what needs to be done, discussion on psychology
of innovation, money, covert knowledge-what you are receiving from academics is
not complete-why it is hidden, foundation and sustaining a company, supply and demand,
synchronization of man and machine, green development, founders, investors and
executors paradox, categorization of personality.
Book Review: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
The diagrams for his ideas,(fun to read), is more look like class notes of
some smart kid. “Thing that attracts me as a reader is when the writer shows
content not vocabulary.” Zero to One delivers it very well.
I wished to see more words because sometimes it may feel like a slideshow presentation, lacking the real story behind it. It challenges the status
quo and it may be absurd for a few readers. But if you are the kind of person who smiles
when wrong, I am sure you will find plenty of moments like that.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting book. The detailed review piques one's curiosity to read it. A unique point highlighted in the book is the author's support of businesses that starts small, but aim to create a niche for themselves over time, what we commonly refer to as 'brand'.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, this so well applies to India, where many startups do not even aim to grow beyond their 'micro', 'small' and 'medium' status for fear of losing out on state support to such firms. Enterprises intending to go much beyond are the ones that inspire mankind, or putting it Steve Jobs way - 'Create a dent in the universe'.
Small might often be beautiful, but big is sometimes better. Had Lord Krishna not taken His viraat form in Kurukshetra, Arjuna's doubts might have remained just too big for him to carry out his duty as a warrior.
Good going Tejashwi!
Thankyou for commenting, your views always stands out
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ReplyDeleteGood review at the same time the quotes of lord krishna and arjuna from mahabhata has even made is more clear for people to relate.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely want to read this book because I feel I am the kind of person who smiles when things go wrong. Good pick of book and review.
Thankyou, well as you kindled geeta. I want to tell u, i too read it,five times. Everytime i find something new. It is for everyone, any profession u can relate its teaching
DeleteInteresting review,looking forward to read the book
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DeleteIs not right to say that man should always be ground to earth when groom with silver petals in his life. Founder of payPal in" Zero to One". Of course in such type of books one should see contents only not vocubulary which u readers. One should go for this book.
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