Peter Thiel on being a contrarian

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful
    @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful 9 лет назад +302

    People talking crap about peter thiel in the comments fail to realize (1) how intelligent he is, (2) his accomplishments, (3) how he gives back to the industry and (4) how humble and honest he is.

    • @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful
      @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful 9 лет назад

      ***** yes, and Y Combinator too.

    • @thdoom81
      @thdoom81 8 лет назад +3

      +Eva Green fuk him and how intelligent he is..government contracts hire many people..these rich idiots don't care about society but lining up their pockets..it's very simple

    • @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful
      @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful 8 лет назад +29

      Thulsa Doom keep crying you little bitch

    • @johnmuteti7362
      @johnmuteti7362 7 лет назад +2

      Well said.

    • @michaelharrington6698
      @michaelharrington6698 7 лет назад +7

      +Thulsa Doom You are basically saying "everything is simple - I am so smart - successful people are wrong" And I hear "I don't understand the world, I am dumb, and smart people do things I don't understand"

  • @AnnaMishel
    @AnnaMishel 5 лет назад +99

    Peter Thiel is frighteningly smart.

  • @MarshallWilkinson
    @MarshallWilkinson 6 лет назад +52

    Whenever Peter speaks, I listen. Such an original thinker with no fear.

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +1

      same here. i don't always agree, but it seems to always be worth hearing.

  • @matthewomalley9695
    @matthewomalley9695 3 года назад +13

    Any time spent with Peter Thiel is time well spent. Excellent questions as well… thank you guys … :-)

    • @startups
      @startups  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @PINGPONGROCKSBRAH
    @PINGPONGROCKSBRAH 9 лет назад +199

    Peter Thiel disagrees that he is contrarian. How surprising.

    • @tiffles3890
      @tiffles3890 9 лет назад +10

      +PINGPONGROCKSBRAH I think by contrarian he merely nods at the fact that usually popular trends are misleading and rife with herd mentality.
      If you follow and act contrary to the populist trends, regardless of the objective benefits of such a course of action, just to be contrarian, you are asking for trouble.

    • @ericcartman5166
      @ericcartman5166 8 лет назад +9

      How contrarian.

    • @tomcotter4299
      @tomcotter4299 5 лет назад +11

      PINGPONGROCKSBRAH
      He doesn’t deny that he is a contrarian. He claims he is not a contrarian for contrarian’s sake. He only takes a contrarian position if he believes it is true, not simply to be obstinate.

    • @jfort5234
      @jfort5234 5 лет назад +1

      That's not what he said. He said he was a "truthful" contrarian.

    • @ashutoshpadhi2782
      @ashutoshpadhi2782 4 года назад +1

      He is anti-mimetic not contrarian.

  • @shanghaihousingforexpats3754
    @shanghaihousingforexpats3754 9 лет назад +10

    I listen to Peters speeches over and over he is a very clever man, but the advertisements in this particular speech make me happy. I know some people think it is annoying but I love it

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo 7 лет назад +33

    Thiel makes a really great point in that it is not simply about being contrarian. You also have to know the thing is true.

  • @cjwright79
    @cjwright79 8 лет назад +91

    That ad for a law firm ten minutes in was absolutely detestable.

    • @davethepants
      @davethepants 6 лет назад +8

      But they have 10 to 20 years of experience!
      (it's probably 10.5 years)

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +1

      used car salesman vibes

    • @sandworm9528
      @sandworm9528 2 года назад +2

      They win 5% - 95% of all their cases!!!

    • @intptointp
      @intptointp 7 месяцев назад

      Did you get value out of the video?
      Good.

  • @pdelaprimm
    @pdelaprimm Месяц назад +1

    Great interviews with Thiel; I write notes and often review piece.

  • @michaelharrington6698
    @michaelharrington6698 7 лет назад +33

    It's always dangerous to have absolute rules. Its ALWAYS dangerous to have absolute rules.

    • @agaperion
      @agaperion 6 лет назад +11

      Only Sith deal in absolutes.

    • @nicholaschristodoulou3821
      @nicholaschristodoulou3821 3 года назад +1

      @@agaperion Is that a... Rule?!

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +1

      it's also dangerous to have Article 58 of the Russian SFSR Penal Code and enforce it any damn way you please.

  • @plica06
    @plica06 5 лет назад +9

    I think the interviewer did a very good job. I mean I skipped the intro and the ads he made for his firm.. other than that it was engaging conversation and he just let Peter do most of the talking.

  • @jeffbeamer9882
    @jeffbeamer9882 7 лет назад +34

    Hey, interview guy, Probably don't want to try and be clever and witty around Peter Thiel as the contrast will not redound to your self-interest.

    • @nicholaschristodoulou3821
      @nicholaschristodoulou3821 3 года назад +11

      That's Jason Calcanis. Multi-millionaire. Angel Investor. And probably a friend of Thiel's. They are peers

  • @pauloesmarques
    @pauloesmarques 8 лет назад +16

    Holy shit... this man is a genius.

  • @shuaiber
    @shuaiber 11 месяцев назад +3

    "If everybody thinks that it's going to get built, then nobody will feel like they need to do it, then nobody will build it, so it won't get built"

  • @Chuubie
    @Chuubie 8 лет назад +7

    49:15 that awkward silence ending. lolll

  • @MarshallWilkinson
    @MarshallWilkinson 6 лет назад +4

    The questions are all over the place, there is no theme and segue. However, anytime Peter speaks, I listen

  • @abrahamventura7896
    @abrahamventura7896 9 лет назад +12

    Awesome Interview. Peter Thiel is awesome and & I love that guy Jason!!

  • @gorby751
    @gorby751 9 лет назад +34

    28:20 - are you fucking kidding me?

    • @2krisko
      @2krisko 8 лет назад +2

      YOU'RE A FUCKING WHITE MALE!!!

    • @fnchrstphr
      @fnchrstphr 8 лет назад

      +a a yawn

    • @calvinwilburn2619
      @calvinwilburn2619 8 лет назад +1

      Honestly, don't think it was too outrageous. My wife told me about an article she read of a gentleman working on AI who supposedly stated he didn't think humans were anything special and that the planet would be better off without us. Regardless of whether or not you believe that is true, the implication behind that is if he is successful with strong AI, it would almost undoubtedly be a different form than say Asimov's version of three laws protecting human life.

  • @iamskaars
    @iamskaars 8 месяцев назад +3

    I love Peter, insanely smart dude

  • @davidbryanwhitaker
    @davidbryanwhitaker 9 лет назад +12

    wow, those ads are horrible.

  • @Jake-Day
    @Jake-Day 9 лет назад +11

    This interview is bound to be interesting.

    • @jesusmiguel1560
      @jesusmiguel1560 9 лет назад

      So was the interview interesting?

    • @Jake-Day
      @Jake-Day 9 лет назад +1

      Jesus-Pierre Salgado III No. I believe I've seen and read too much about Peter and all the other tech billionaires. It's all the same talking points.
      Just the other day I was listening to an Elon Musk interview and got bored.
      I may just stop consuming any nonfiction and news for the next five years so things can be exciting and new again when I start back into it.

    • @jesusmiguel1560
      @jesusmiguel1560 9 лет назад

      Wild Academy Python, Ruby, or PHP? Which one is best for the back-end?

    • @CollinGravesPersonal
      @CollinGravesPersonal 9 лет назад +1

      Jesus-Pierre-Miguel Salgado III Ruby is the best decision, in my mind. I've been a Ruby dev for about seven years and love it.

    • @Jake-Day
      @Jake-Day 9 лет назад +2

      ***** Sometimes. Not always.

  • @Chuubie
    @Chuubie 8 лет назад +7

    34:15 amazing, run away from any startup with these buzzwords.

  • @DannyDee143
    @DannyDee143 9 лет назад +8

    u shouldnt go "toe 2 toe" - u aren't fighting with them. put ur ego aside and make it about the guest & audience. ur track record speaks for itself. we already love u JCal, u dont need to keep proving ur smart. We know. thats why we follow and support you ;)

  • @zarkoff45
    @zarkoff45 7 лет назад +12

    Peter Thiel is right, we can't just assume people will build AI, we have to get involved and make it what we want it to be.

  • @tenpmathome
    @tenpmathome 6 лет назад +2

    I really hate seeing those ads....just disturbing

  • @MB561
    @MB561 6 лет назад +14

    There's something about this host, especially during is commercials, that irritates me.

    • @rickybrowne7053
      @rickybrowne7053 5 лет назад

      Shut the fuck up bitch

    • @ab1577
      @ab1577 5 лет назад +2

      I don't see it. He's kind of nice person

  • @20thcenturyboy85
    @20thcenturyboy85 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this video Jason!

  • @rilsen
    @rilsen Год назад +1

    31:30 Trends

  • @42kang
    @42kang 9 лет назад +9

    Peter Thiel doesn't like David Choes work apparently

  • @chrishunt7615
    @chrishunt7615 8 лет назад +2

    Great episode! You were right, many notes to take. I'm a new fan but I'm catching up quickly. Why the skepticism from Florida? I would agree with Peters absolute rule concept. Lots of great ideas still to come, even out of FL. I'm working on one right now that I would love to run by you Jason. If I could have a moment of your time I think you would agree.

    • @kirkreynolds8505
      @kirkreynolds8505 4 года назад

      Chris Hunt nothing good ever came out of Florida

    • @gpost001
      @gpost001 2 года назад

      Yeah I wish they expanded on that more. I was really interested to find out why, especially being an Orlando resident in the tech industry.

  • @shaktischauhan
    @shaktischauhan 2 года назад +2

    I hope one day Humanity can get to a point where people like these can be at powerful positions in Politics.

    • @deonb.d4078
      @deonb.d4078 2 года назад

      People like this control the politicians no?

    • @pdelaprimm
      @pdelaprimm Месяц назад

      Recent American Presidential Election.

  • @agaperion
    @agaperion 6 лет назад +6

    It's difficult to take seriously people who purport to be on the cutting edge yet don't recognize the death rattle of impending obsolescence and continue to employ the intrusive advertising model.

    • @zb3645
      @zb3645 2 года назад

      huh?

  • @haveaniceday7950
    @haveaniceday7950 9 лет назад

    45:40 so is he saying search is dead? What comes after seo?

    • @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful
      @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful 9 лет назад

      Kyle A Snapchat. Its consumption on steroids. Great for advertising.

    • @haveaniceday7950
      @haveaniceday7950 9 лет назад

      But that's push seo is pull.what replaces that? I thought snapchat was only open to big advertisers? Have you had success?

    • @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful
      @EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful 9 лет назад

      Kyle A oooo you're right. What about quora???
      Snapchat will definitely be a huge business in the future. They'll prob open up to everyone in 3-5 years time

  • @tomnicocelli759
    @tomnicocelli759 9 лет назад +1

    Great interview. Thank you both.

  • @caveatemp
    @caveatemp 7 лет назад +4

    Thiel is a walking advertisement for Rene Girard's mimetic theory. If you think Thiel is smart, read Girard.

    • @qstunrr
      @qstunrr 5 лет назад

      pete gerard valley of kings yeah ;)

  • @robloxaalexx
    @robloxaalexx 5 лет назад +2

    You made him talk for 20min about Elon. Nice one bud!

  • @dekubaner
    @dekubaner 9 лет назад +5

    this is what you get when your father is a chemical engineer.........and german.

  • @zeppelin1qaz
    @zeppelin1qaz 7 лет назад +3

    Why the stupid intro music?

  • @chefandy-f5z
    @chefandy-f5z 4 года назад

    I think the most important thing to say about this is to say is:"Is Peter Thiel going to single-handedly bring back bleached tight fitting denim"... but seriously, i think everyone should watch this,,, (disagree with everything and refuse to compete) because people are pissed off and don't really understand why mostly, f. it all.

  • @anitatrueba793
    @anitatrueba793 2 года назад

    Sending groups in on someone trying to survive by what story was written I single handedly took out the whole grop

  • @chanpreetsingh007
    @chanpreetsingh007 2 года назад +1

    ads are annoying.

  • @yorseh
    @yorseh 9 лет назад +1

    really educative

  • @PriteshShrivastava
    @PriteshShrivastava 9 лет назад +46

    These were some really stupid questions. The interviewer is very irritating.

    • @rfly05
      @rfly05 9 лет назад +1

      Pritesh Shrivastava Seems nervous or a little star struck.

    • @mercurichinc
      @mercurichinc 8 лет назад +2

      +Pritesh Shrivastava Ha ha+. Interviewer is a normal guy ,Pal.

    • @singhmaster4
      @singhmaster4 5 лет назад +2

      HAHAHA...The interviewer is 4 times smarter than all of you put together. Do you even know who he is? He just has a certain jumpy personality and he speaks fast. If
      you watch him a few times you will start to like him. He is very real and a honest guy and doesn't talk bullshit.

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +1

      he's just a used car salesman from bay ridge who happens to be a multi-millionaire. who are you?

  • @felixfelsmann651
    @felixfelsmann651 3 года назад

    i still dont understand why there are so many dislikes

    • @startups
      @startups  3 года назад +3

      you can see the dislikes? Thought youtube stopped showing them.

    • @tigreytigrey8537
      @tigreytigrey8537 11 месяцев назад

      ​@startups lol don't get SCURRED

  • @111-j5o9x
    @111-j5o9x 3 года назад

    So curious about what it was like at deepmind’s fundraise scene.

  • @deenzmartin6695
    @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +2

    TIME TO ENGAGE "WALKER CORPORATE LAW GROUP, PLLC" POST HASTE.

    • @startups
      @startups  3 года назад +2

      smart choice...

  • @christopherarmstrong2710
    @christopherarmstrong2710 4 года назад

    22:53 Sequoia Capital was a seed investor for DeepMind!

  • @BlackShampoo75
    @BlackShampoo75 6 лет назад +1

    So Thiel is not a contrarian then.. he just looks for what's true. If others think differently then he becomes a contrarian

  • @guangzhoutianhe
    @guangzhoutianhe 7 лет назад

    I like the host who ask those questions that i want to know.

  • @reyessecurity
    @reyessecurity 7 лет назад

    Good job Jason!

  • @anitatrueba793
    @anitatrueba793 2 года назад

    Hope you enjoy bricking camera

  • @safariad
    @safariad 2 года назад +2

    25:30

  • @FranzVonGaart
    @FranzVonGaart 6 лет назад

    at around 8:00 he says google glasses, but because the consonants are the same it sounds like he said google asses. That really got my attention bc I thought for a second that google started a porn company.

  • @jameshaynes4852
    @jameshaynes4852 9 лет назад

    Hi, what is the best way to get in touch with Peter Thiel? If a person has something that now one has that could be worth a fortion that will help the world!!!......James

  • @zedrockiby
    @zedrockiby 2 года назад +1

    8:44

  • @thecrazyandthewild
    @thecrazyandthewild 2 года назад

    thanks

  • @papanchopo
    @papanchopo 7 лет назад

    He's preachin his evangelion, in every conference he answer the same questions with the same answers

  • @c.a.k5486
    @c.a.k5486 8 лет назад +2

    this guy has the midas-touch..

  • @wosbwosb4128
    @wosbwosb4128 8 лет назад +1

    that sounds good ,lets try it

  • @orangewarm1
    @orangewarm1 Год назад

    What's the deal with Florida? No good business ideas?

  • @AB-wg7qe
    @AB-wg7qe 2 года назад

    Contrarian government contractors, now I’ve heard everything 😂

  • @salenikola7881
    @salenikola7881 4 года назад

    LOOL GOOGLE watching this in 2020 and falling of chair laugh lol

    • @cellocovers3982
      @cellocovers3982 4 года назад

      This was only 5 years ago. Google must fall if the world has any hope

  • @MrEndzo
    @MrEndzo 8 лет назад

    There is a big need for a paradigm change toward technology and stop worry about jobs, that is just stupid.

  • @michelleblanco728
    @michelleblanco728 6 лет назад +1

    PETER THIEL IS VERY HUMBLE AND DOWN TO EARTH MAN ALTHOUGH IS HAS BEEN RICH STABILITY IN THIS FACE OF UNIVERSE. GOD BLESS HIS HUMBLE HEART.

  • @Leto2ndAtreides
    @Leto2ndAtreides 9 лет назад

    Good stuff.

  • @simetry6477
    @simetry6477 7 лет назад

    With a minimum wage and an affordable housing initiative.
    Some zoning laws can be useful, maybe not all - and if they are proven to be bad for everyone else except developers and landlords - then sure, change them and make those exact arguments about how and why with evidence for those exact regulations. Not hur dur all zoning regulations are bad.
    F'n tech bros, actually go back to the south bay. And yes I understand the south bay is a either wasteland ghetto or suburbs filled with yuppies.

  • @cbbcbb6803
    @cbbcbb6803 4 месяца назад

    A contrarian opposed to contrarianism would be ...?

  • @zedrockiby
    @zedrockiby 2 года назад +1

    6:12

  • @chillboi5210
    @chillboi5210 3 года назад

    2:28 a boy who being shy and low communication skill . Coming for saying hi to guests.

  • @galedewo1178
    @galedewo1178 4 года назад

    I think its a lesson for the interviewer, almost all questions are not interesting that Peter hve to talk other interesting things

  • @anitatrueba793
    @anitatrueba793 2 года назад

    When things are bad I spot it starting a war tranking cars

  • @paradox_1729
    @paradox_1729 3 года назад

    Stop interrupting him.

  • @AntonioSantos-xg2qo
    @AntonioSantos-xg2qo Год назад

    Uh…his intro didn’t age well given Orlando looks way more appealing than San Fran in 2023 and not to mention he now has residence in Miami.

  • @mosecassaro
    @mosecassaro Год назад +1

    Jason blatantly being racist saying what if group of Pakistani kids start working on AI for ISIS. Love Jason but horrible moderator here, I could tell Thiel was slightly annoyed as he kept cutting him off for lame jokes.

  • @jojosavardchannel
    @jojosavardchannel 9 лет назад

    Great interview !!!

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo 6 лет назад +1

    V bullish on TSLA

    • @tensevo
      @tensevo 6 лет назад

      Why? - They have a team of highly motivated, high profile investors.

  • @kiranmkota
    @kiranmkota 6 лет назад +3

    I don't understand all the hate for the interviewer. Good questions

  • @raymondwilliams6065
    @raymondwilliams6065 9 лет назад +5

    Seinfeld fashion

    • @ManicMindTrick
      @ManicMindTrick 8 лет назад +2

      It's apparently a semi new hipster idea. Don't think Peter is aware though.

    • @mastershredder2002
      @mastershredder2002 2 года назад +1

      Everyone who is technical dresses like this in Silicon Valley and you act like it's a new or weird thing.

  • @SpaceExplorer
    @SpaceExplorer 9 лет назад +1

    moar walker corporate law group!

  • @Foxnet121
    @Foxnet121 4 года назад +1

    Peter Thiel > interviewer

    • @startups
      @startups  3 года назад +2

      we can't all be Thiel

  • @vaskopecanov8078
    @vaskopecanov8078 4 года назад

    i feel the need to shit when i watch see the ads break the flow :-@

  • @alanjones4333
    @alanjones4333 3 года назад

    jesus gotta improve the noti game... that's the 2nd time in a row i've been 40 minutes plus late... #badnoti 🤣

  • @priyeshsrivastava8025
    @priyeshsrivastava8025 Год назад

    This is 2023. The AI panic is still unjustified.

  • @nickheath9444
    @nickheath9444 6 лет назад +2

    Host is so cringe

  • @supaflydann
    @supaflydann Год назад

    You should always avoid absolutism. 😅 Am I the only one laughing at that? Never bet against Elon? Anyone? 😅

  • @alexanderabbott123
    @alexanderabbott123 9 лет назад

    lol, he called Steve Jobs a jerk!

  • @MB561
    @MB561 6 лет назад

    Dude WTF is up with the horrible intro music that is not just bad but has zero place in start up talk with serious people??? Your judgment is really bad with including that music! The second I heard it I was like "WTF???!!" Lol

  • @DewTime
    @DewTime 7 лет назад

    I had to downvote this video due to the annoying ads. I know you have to make money but it was unbearable.

    • @singhmaster4
      @singhmaster4 5 лет назад +2

      Complaining about free content (better than TV) full of knowledge that takes time, schedules, energy, effort and money is also annoying and unbearable.

  • @theshimmer
    @theshimmer 3 года назад

    Zukerberg/Jordan lol

  • @anitatrueba793
    @anitatrueba793 2 года назад

    We have right you destroyed our amendments I'll build th

    • @anitatrueba793
      @anitatrueba793 2 года назад

      I have traing you'll never understand I called this 10 year ago

    • @Shroomade
      @Shroomade 2 года назад

      What are you talking about, sir?

  • @jfort5234
    @jfort5234 5 лет назад

    Peter Thiel's comments about Tesla are ridiculous. He says they're competing against Ford or GM... LOL, you seem to be forgetting the german and japanese who have some of the best engineers in the world. Silly bs.

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +1

      NAME SPECIFIC COMPETITORS FROM THESE COUNTRIES POST HASTE.

  • @christopherarmstrong2710
    @christopherarmstrong2710 5 лет назад

    Contrarian is just a fancier way of saying Rebel :)

  • @Juliapak
    @Juliapak Год назад

    🎱🎱🥏

  • @ТоварищСтаршийСержантЛавров

    Переведи на наш,пошляк заранее.

  • @incognitocamo1439
    @incognitocamo1439 4 года назад +1

    Has Peter Thiel ever laughed in his life?

    • @KC-ge2ui
      @KC-ge2ui 3 года назад +3

      Yes, everyday, all the way to the bank.

    • @startups
      @startups  3 года назад +1

      lol'd at this

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo 6 лет назад

    V bullish on BTC Bitcoin

    • @tensevo
      @tensevo 6 лет назад

      Fixed supply crypto secured bearer asset with no central point of failure and no central point of control.

  • @jeyg4561
    @jeyg4561 4 года назад

    I unsubscribed because of your ancient way of advertising

  • @Markharlan95
    @Markharlan95 4 года назад

    Let’s talk about the dude doing the interview smh

  • @AlanDeRossett
    @AlanDeRossett 7 лет назад

    he got lucky with Paypal they were upside down and insolvent Ebay bailed them out of much trouble with State regulators.

    • @crossroads670
      @crossroads670 6 лет назад +1

      ‘He got lucky’. Ugh shut up! Excuses from losers to cut down successful people.

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 3 года назад +3

      AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

  • @jeanrenetournecuillert2449
    @jeanrenetournecuillert2449 6 лет назад

    hate rap music