Get the book: http://amzn.to/2ksGKOL How many diet apps are there on the app store? How about a note taking app? Or even a clock app? I'm sure you could find countless alternatives to these menial tasks that you need to perform everyday. Now here's another question How many facebook apps do you have? or youtube? Or snapchat? The point the peter thiel makes right at the start of the book is this. The next Bill gates won't build microsoft. The next zuckerberg won't make facebook. Innovation cannot be copied, because if it is then it's just plagiarism. According to the author, we need people to take us from zero to one, not 1 to n. Zero to one is where the magic happens. It's where we build the future. It's where billions are thrown around like spare change. It's where lives are changed on a massive scale. The paradox of reading this book is that you don't really learn HOW to go from zero to one, because if there was such a formula, it wouldn't be zero to one would it? However peter thiel does give some amazing insights on startups and building the future. So without future ado, let's dive right in. Startups have a job to think differently. That's how small companies repeatedly end up completely overtaking bigger companies. Larger companies with all their resources and power lose out because they don't have that young blood. They don't have that way of thinking that changes the world. They think in the way that they changed the world in the past, but that won't work everytime. This is how apple was able to take over even when IBM was a much larger company. They say that a young bamboo is much easier to mold than an older one. The challenge for the startup is to always remain young, so that they can keep learning and growing. Now if you don't know about Peter thiel, he's the man behind paypal and palatir, as well as an investor in hundreds of startups including facebook. He's been around, and he saw the dot com burst. Here are the four lessons from the dot com burst: 1. It is better to risk boldness than triviality 2. A bad plan is better than no plan 3. Competitive markets destroy profits. 4. Sales matters just as much as product ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opSJ5I5lMOA