No Death, No Taxes: The Libertarian Futurism of a Silicon Valley Billionaire

The article profiles the career of Peter Thiel, an investor, entrepreneur, and one of the founders of the online payment service PayPal. It examines Thiel's perspectives on the Internet and digital technologies such as smartphones, his life as a technology industry billionaire, and his opinion...

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Main Author: Packer, George 1960- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: New Yorker Magazine Inc. 2011
In: The New Yorker
Year: 2011, Volume: 87, Issue: 38, Pages: 44-55
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Summary:The article profiles the career of Peter Thiel, an investor, entrepreneur, and one of the founders of the online payment service PayPal. It examines Thiel's perspectives on the Internet and digital technologies such as smartphones, his life as a technology industry billionaire, and his opinion that education will be the next economic bubble to burst in the U.S. economy after the housing crisis of 2008. Other topics include the Thiel Fellowship and his libertarian political views.
ISSN:0028-792X
Contains:Enthalten in: The New Yorker