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Zero to One
The most valuable companies don't compete in existing markets — they create new ones by doing something so distinctive it amounts to a temporary monopoly.
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters · 2014 · 9 ideas · 9 minRead the summary →Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous IdeaCharles Seife9 ideas · 9 minZen Mind, Beginner's MindShunryu Suzuki9 ideas · 9 minZen in the Art of WritingRay Bradbury9 ideas · 9 minZen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceRobert M. Pirsig8 ideas · 8 minYour Money or Your LifeVicki Robin and Joe Dominguez8 ideas · 8 minYour Inner FishNeil Shubin9 ideas · 9 minYour Brain at WorkDavid Rock9 ideas · 9 minYou Are Not So SmartDavid McRaney9 ideas · 9 minYou Are HereThich Nhat Hanh9 ideas · 9 minWorkingRobert Caro9 ideas · 9 minWorking BackwardsColin Bryar and Bill Carr8 ideas · 8 minWork Rules!Laszlo Bock9 ideas · 9 minWord by WordKory Stamper10 ideas · 10 minWonderful LifeStephen Jay Gould9 ideas · 9 minWired for LoveStan Tatkin9 ideas · 9 minWinteringKatherine May9 ideas · 9 minWillpowerRoy F. Baumeister, John Tierney10 ideas · 10 minWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailCheryl Strayed10 ideas · 10 minWild SwansJung Chang9 ideas · 9 minWhy Zebras Don't Get UlcersRobert M. Sapolsky10 ideas · 10 minWhy We SleepMatthew Walker9 ideas · 9 minWhy Nations FailDaron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson9 ideas · 9 minWhy Fish Don't ExistLulu Miller9 ideas · 9 min