The 'zero to one' concept implies that industries outside of tech should focus on creating something entirely new rather than incrementally adding to what already exists. This could lead to more innovative and sustainable growth. However, it also suggests that these industries need to be accompanied by new technologies to make the consumption of goods more efficient and sustainable. Furthermore, it indicates that these industries should ignore the 'rules' that hinder the development of real technological innovations and sustainable growth.

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Creating truly innovative technology requires progressing from "zero to one" rather than from "one to n." This means creating something entirely new rather than incrementally adding to what already exists. One way to move from "one to n" is globalization, or enabling new markets to access something that has already been created. But, because resources are not infinite, globalization needs to be accompanied by new technologies to make the consumption of goods more efficient and sustainable, or else global ills will result. The world needs startups as an engine to both envision and create the future. Though there has been new technology lately, there are still many aspects of everyday life that are begging for improvement, given the right vision and strategy. The dot-com crash of the 1990s taught entrepreneurs lessons about how to build a business that, when followed today, hinder the development of real technological innovations and sustainable growth. These "rules" should be ignored. M...

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Zero to One

Learn from tech superstar Peter Thiel (PayPal, Palantir) and his protégé Blake Masters why the only opportunities really worth pursuing are those that...

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