Peter Thiel
Partner · Founders Fund
Check $500K–$50M
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Quick profile
Investment thesis
Monopoly is the condition of every successful business. I look for founders building 0-to-1 companies in markets that can be totally transformed by a single product.
Communication style
Philosophical, contrarian, will challenge conventional market research. Asks about secrets and the things nobody else notices.
Red flags
Competitive market with no real differentiation
TAM story that's driven by rounding error
Founder without a strong thesis
Signature questions
1.What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
2.What's your 10-year monopoly thesis?
3.Why hasn't this been built already?
4.What's the smallest effective dose of capital to prove the monopoly?
Fund facts
Facebook
Stripe
SpaceX
Palantir
LinkedIn
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