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Book Review: Peter Thiel – Zero to One

Book Review: Peter Thiel – Zero to One

My Overview: Peter Thiel needs no introduction, he is the co-founder of PayPal and was Facebook’s first professional investor, very impressive credentials. His book ‘Zero to One’ has been a hit since its publication in September 2014 and is seen as an absolute must-read in start-up circles. In the preface Thiel highlights that the book is all about ‘how to build companies that create new things’, but doesn’t try to hide the fact that he doesn’t have a success formulae,…

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Why you don’t need to be rich to achieve optionality

Why you don’t need to be rich to achieve optionality

Introduction:  On a holiday to Cote D’Azur in 2016, a post on which you can find here, I finally had the time to read Nassim Nicholas Talebs thought provoking book ‘Antifragile’, available to buy here. His book is part philosophical thesis, part whinging and complaining, however reviewing it in detail is not the scope of this piece. The focus of this piece is on the role of optionality and the importance of having optionality to be antifragile, leading to a…

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