This week, we spoke with Bloomberg Businessweek Special Editor and Technology Correspondent Max Chafkin, who is “Contrarian investors: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s pursuit of power. “Chafkin’s work has also appeared in “Fast Company”, “Vanity Fair” and “New York Times” magazines.

We discussed the rise of Peter Thiel in various fields: first, technology, then business, law, and finally politics. From his takeover of PayPal’s coup to the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Teal has become one of Silicon Valley’s most important founders.

Thiel may be one of the most influential but least known figures in business and politics: Chafkin explained how he formulated a philosophy that is very different from mainstream technology beliefs. “Move fast and break the rules” is a key part of it, which is reflected in companies such as Facebook and Uber, which has a negative impact on society. If most people are wrong in most things, how can a savvy operator be on the other side of the deal? Thiel’s reverseism is not only reflected in investors, but also in his personal philosophy and worldview.

His favorite list The book is here; The record of our conversation is Available here on Monday.

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