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Peter Thiel’s magnificent 7 questions to ask before investing in a company

Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal, Palantir, and Founders Fund. He was the first investor in Facebook, with 500,000 in at a $5m valuation for 10% of the company. That investment returned over 20,000,000%, 20 million percent. He also is the author of Peter Thiel, and clearly knows what he’s doing in business and investing. He asks

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The future according to Chamath Palihapitiya

Life, wealth, and values according to Chamath, an early executive at Facebook turned angel investor and former Golden State Warriors minority owner. -be emotionally rich and available -be coherent and honest with other people -take the advice of others but carefully consider how it applies to you -family, health, knowledge. Next are work, money, friendships

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Putinomics – a recent economic history of Russia

Written by Chris Miller, Putinomics focuses on power and money in Russia in recent history. Specifically, how Vladimir Putin ended up getting to where he is today from the fall of the Soviet Union. Three goals of government. Centralize power, Prevent discontent, and have private business drive economy without sacrificing first two. Hyperinflation and chaos

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