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Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius. 

Peter Thiel, PayPal

“Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.” 

All failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition. 

Peter Thiel, PayPal

“All failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition.”

Not being able to get the future exactly right doesn’t mean you don’t have to think about it. 

Peter Thiel, PayPal

“Not being able to get the future exactly right doesn’t mean you don’t have to think about it.”

The best entrepreneurs know this: every great business is built around a secret that’s hidden from the outside. A great company is a conspiracy to change the world; when you share your secret, the recipient becomes a fellow conspirator. 

Peter Thiel, co-fundador da PayPal e Palantir Technologies

Peter Thiel: “The best entrepreneurs know this: every great business….”

If you focus on near-therm growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now?

Peter Thiel, co-fundador da PayPal e Palantir Technologies

Peter Thiel: “If you focus on near-therm growth above all else…”