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"#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER"Ifyouwanttobuildabetterfuture,youmustbelieveinsecrets.Thegreatsecretofourtimeisthattherearestillunchartedfrontierstoexploreandnewinventionstocreate.In"ZerotoOne,"legendaryentrepreneurandinvestorPeterThielshowshowwecanfindsingularwaystocreatethosenewthings.Thielbeginswiththecontrarianpremisethatweliveinanageoftechnologicalstagnation,evenifwe'retoodistractedbyshinymobiledevicestonotice.Informationtechnologyhasimprovedrapidly,butthereisnoreasonwhyprogressshouldbelimitedtocomputersorSiliconValley.Progresscanbeachievedinanyindustryorareaofbusiness.Itcomesfromthemostimportantskillthateveryleadermustmaster:learningtothinkforyourself.Doingwhatsomeoneelsealreadyknowshowtodotakestheworldfrom1ton,addingmoreofsomethingfamiliar.Butwhenyoudosomethingnew,yougofrom0to1.ThenextBillGateswillnotbuildanoperatingsystem.ThenextLarryPageorSergeyBrinwon'tmakeasearchengine.Tomorrow'schampionswillnotwinbycompetingruthlesslyintoday'smarketplace.Theywillescapecompetitionaltogether,becausetheirbusinesseswillbeunique."ZerotoOne"presentsatonceanoptimisticviewofthefutureofprogressinAmericaandanewwayofthinkingaboutinnovation:itstartsbylearningtoaskthequestionsthatleadyoutofindvalueinunexpectedplaces.
作者简介
PeterThielisanentrepreneurandinvestor.HestartedPayPalin1998,leditasCEO,andtookitpublicin2002,defininganeweraoffastandsecureonlinecommerce.In2004hemadethefirstoutsideinvestmentinFacebook,whereheservesasadirector.ThesameyearhelaunchedPalantirTechnologies,asoftwarecompanythatharnessescomputerstoempowerhumananalystsinfieldslikenationalsecurityandglobalfinance.HehasprovidedearlyfundingforLinkedIn,Yelp,anddozensofsuccessfultechnologystartups,manyrunbyformercolleagueswhohavebeendubbedthe“PayPalMafia.”HeisapartneratFoundersFund,aSiliconValleyventurecapitalfirmthathasfundedcompanieslikeSpaceXandAirbnb.HestartedtheThielFellowship,whichignitedanationaldebatebyencouragingyoungpeopletoputlearningbeforeschooling,andheleadstheThielFoundation,whichworkstoadvancetechnologicalprogressandlong-termthinkingaboutthefuture.BlakeMasterswasastudentatStanfordLawSchoolin2012whenhisdetailednotesonPeter’sclass“ComputerScience183:Startup”becameaninternetsensation.Hewentontoco-foundJudicata,alegalresearchtechnologystartup.,,,