The Philosopher King of Silicon Valley

Alina Utrata talks with Andrew Granato about the so-called Philosopher King of Silicon Valley: Peter Thiel. Thiel is one of the original co-founders of Paypal, nicknamed the Paypal mafia, a co-founder of the data analytics firm Palantir, one of the first outside investors in Facebook, and the first high-level tech executive to come out in support of Donald Trump in 2016. Andrew’s research into Peter Thiel began as an undergraduate at Stanford University, when he conducted an eleven month long investigation into Peter Thiel’s influence and legacy at Stanford when, as an undergraduate, Thiel set up the highly controversial student publication the Stanford Review. We discuss Thiel’s politics, what they reveal about how he thinks about his businesses, and how he influences and shapes Silicon Valley politics and beyond.Tweet at Alina UtrataTweet at Andrew GranatoGet in touch with the Anti-Dystopians https://stanfordpolitics.org/2017/11/27/peter-thiel-cover-story/https://medium.com/@agranato/thinking-about-the-rise-of-techs-founder-emperor-4f1fdb809d05 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/peter-thiel-donald-trump-white-nationalist-support https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/21/magazine/palantir-alex-karp.html https://blakemasters.com/post/24578683805/peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-18-notes https://medium.com/the-ferenstein-wire/silicon-valley-s-political-endgame-summarized-1f395785f3c1 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/peter-thiel-donald-trump-white-nationalist-support https://www.scottlucas.me/peter-thiels-apocalypse https://thenewinquiry.com/the-scapegoating-machine/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/28/no-death-no-taxeshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/09/mystic-mogg-jacob-rees-mogg-willam-predicts-brexit-planshttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/feb/15/why-silicon-valley-billionaires-are-prepping-for-the-apocalypse-in-new-zealandhttps://www.seasteading.org/about/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/29/fintan-otoole-the-books-interview-brexit-english-nationalism Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-landLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.