Summary
Max Chafkin's biography of Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia's pursuit of power, built on extensive reporting and interviews. It traces Thiel's path from PayPal to Palantir to Facebook, and his contrarian, often controversial worldview.
For founders
For founders, The Contrarian is the most complete account of Peter Thiel's life and the worldview behind Zero to One. It's a portrait of a founder who built companies and a philosophy around them.
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