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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Thiel, Peter A.
Zero to one: notes on startups, or how to build the future / Peter Thiel with Blake Masters.
pages cm
1. New business enterprises. 2. New products. 3. Entrepreneurship. 4. Diffusion of innovations. I. Title.
HD62.5.T525 2014
685.11—dc23 2014006653
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8041-3929-8
eBook ISBN: 978-0-8041-3930-4
Book design by Ralph Fowler / rlfdesign
Graphics by Rodrigo Corral Design
Illustrations by Matt Buck
Cover design by Michael Nagin
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