Peter Thiel on Focus Quotes

"The world is full of people who are smart but lack the focus to do anything significant."

"The most important thing is to be able to think for yourself and not be swayed by the opinions of others."

"The biggest secret in venture capital is that the best investment in a successful fund equals or outperforms the entire rest of the fund combined."

"You cannot build a great company on a foundation of multitasking."

"In a world where everything is moving faster, the ability to slow down and think clearly is a competitive advantage."

"Intense concentration is the price of entry for vertical progress."

"Focus on the one thing that will make everything else easier or unnecessary."

"Monopolies are not just better for the business; they are better for the employees because they allow for the luxury of thinking long-term."

"If you are doing what everyone else is doing, you are not focused on the right things."

"Don't just do something because it's trendy. Do it because it's the most important thing you could be doing."

"You should focus relentlessly on something you’re good at doing, but before that you must think hard about whether it will be valuable in the future."

"If you're at a company where you can't describe the mission in a single sentence, then the company is probably in trouble."

"The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself."

"You must be able to focus on the one thing you are doing and ignore everything else."

"If you can’t think of a single thing you’re doing that’s different from everyone else, you’re in trouble."

"The challenge for the entrepreneur is to find the intersection between what is possible and what is ignored."