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Peter Thiel 1.

Peter Thiel 1. Who is your person?. Peter was one of Paypal’s co-founders. He is an American entrepreneur, venture, capitalist and hedge fund manager. http :// en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ Peter_Thiel. Why do we care? What is their Business?.

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Peter Thiel 1.

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  1. Peter Thiel 1.

  2. Who is your person? • Peter was one of Paypal’s co-founders. He is an American entrepreneur, venture, capitalist and hedge fund manager. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

  3. Why do we care? What is their Business? • Peter Thiel was Paypal cofounder, and one of the six outside directors on Facebook’s eight member board . Thiel was apart of many websites, and was getting rich fast. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

  4. Where was Peter Thiel Born? • Peter Thiel was born October 11,1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

  5. Where Did Peter Go To School / University? Peter Thiel went to Stanford University (B.C.) and Stanford Law School. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

  6. What Was Thiel’s First Computer Related Business? Peters first business the Thiel Fellowship was intended for students under the age of 20 and offers them $100,000 over two years to drop out of school and pursue other work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiel_Fellowship

  7. Peter Thiel’s Partners • Before launching Founders Fund his PayPal partners were Ken Howery and Luke Nosek. Peter was an active venture capitalist that funded companies like facebook. • http://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Peter+Thiels+partners&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=ctrl&ei=fDj-UqHYNqjQ-APrkoEQ&gws_rd=cr

  8. Interesting info about Peter Thiel • Peter is a math genius, who had developed his keen competitiveness and intellectual skills from playing chess, he was a level chess player in his country Germany. • http://www.bornrich.com/peter-thiel.html

  9. How much was Peter Thiel worth? • Peter Thiel is worth around $2billion because of all the wise investments in companies he made. • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/8376807/Facebook-investor-and-PayPal-co-creator-Peter-Thiel-believes-Mark-Zuckerbergs-site-is-worth-150bn.html

  10. What awards has Peter Thiel won? In 2006, Thiel won the Herman Lay Award for Entrepreneurship. In 2007, he was honored as a young Global leader. In 2009, Thiel was awarded with an honorary degree In 2012, Student’s For Liberty organization dedicated to libertarian ideals on college campuses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

  11. Quotes! • On living: “Your mind is software. Program it. Your body is a shell. Change it. Death is a disease. Cure it. Extinction is approaching. Fight it!” • On libertarianism: “ I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.” • http://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-quotes-2014-1?op=1

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