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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_ThielPeter Thiel - Wikipedia

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   Peter Andreas Thiel (/ t iː l /; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. [1] [2] [3] A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook.

2. www.britannica.com › money › Peter-ThielPeter Thiel | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money

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   Aug 19, 2024 · Peter Thiel (born October 11, 1967, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany) is a German American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and business executive who helped found PayPal, an e-commerce company, and Palantir Technologies, a software firm involved in data analysis.

3. time.com › 6092844 › peter-thiel-power-biography-the-contrarianPeter Thiel Biographer Says We Should Fear His Power | TIME

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   Sep 21, 2021 · P aypal cofounder Peter Thiel is famous for destroying media outlets, not paying taxes, and being a conservative tech billionaire. A new biography, The Contrarian, suggests that he is after...

4. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › peter-thiel-42197Peter Thiel Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life &...

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   Peter Andreas Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and philanthropist. He is well-known as the co-founder of the American online payment service company PayPal, and the founder of American investment management and hedge fund company Clarium Capital.

5. www.historytools.org › people › peter-thiel-complete-biographyPeter Thiel: The Visionary Silicon Valley Billionaire

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   Nov 12, 2023 · Peter Thiel overcame early setbacks and detractors to rise to the apex of tech success. Driven by relentlessly pursuing his radical ideas, this pioneering thinker has left an indelible mark on technology and society.

6. www.nytimes.com › 2021/09/21 › booksThe Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political...

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   Sep 21, 2021 · In a revealing new biography, “The Contrarian,” the journalist Max Chafkin charts Thiel’s ascendancy in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as a driven man drawn to far-right causes and ...

7. www.forbes.com › profile › peter-thielPeter Thiel - Forbes

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   Thiel found himself at the center of controversy after Forbes revealed in May 2016 that he was secretly funding lawsuits in an attempt to destroy Gawker Media. Thiel, a Trump delegate in ...

8. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_ThielPeter Thiel - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Peter Andreas Thiel (teel; born October 11, 1967) is an American entrepreneur. He helped create PayPal , Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. In 2018, he supposedly had $2.5 billion.

9. www.npr.org › 2021/09/21 › 1039247214'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And...

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   Sep 21, 2021 · He co-founded PayPal, made a fortune running a hedge fund and was an early investor in Facebook, where he still serves on the board of directors. He's also a libertarian conservative who...

10. www.ft.com › content › e2a46b3e-0c19-4a93-9cab-3d420882cd1aThe Contrarian — who is the real Peter Thiel? - Financial Times

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    Sep 23, 2021 · Max Chafkin’s biography dishes up controversial titbits about the tech tycoon — but teeters on the verge of score-settling. Tech entrepreneur and Trump backer Peter Thiel at his condo in New...