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Peter Thiel's thinking on Growth goes deeper than surface-level advice. This curated archive brings together their essential quotes on the subject, revealing patterns and principles you can apply immediately. Each entry includes full source context, allowing you to understand not just what they said, but why it matters. Whether you're navigating challenges or pursuing mastery, these insights offer the mental models you need to think clearly about Growth.
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all in a world that is changing rapidly."
"The most important thing is to be doing something that is useful to other people."
"If you want to achieve something great, you have to be willing to be misunderstood for a long time."
"If your goal is to never make a mistake in your life, you shouldn't over-manage it."
"Incrementalism is the enemy of innovation."
"Network effects can be powerful, but you’ll never reap them unless your product is valuable to its very first users."
"A business creates at least as much value as it captures."
"Vertical progress means doing things that have never been done. Horizontal progress means copying things that work."
"Zero to one is about creation; one to n is about scaling. Both require entirely different mindsets."
"In a world of indefinite optimism, we lose the confidence to build big things."
"Wealth is not a zero-sum game. When one person creates value, everyone benefits."
"The history of progress is a history of better and better monopolies replacing those that came before."
"In a world where everything is moving so fast, the only thing that is a constant is that you have to keep learning."
"The creative process begins with a rejection of the status quo."
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