PeterThiel

No, the CIA is a front for Palantir.

Start with focusing on a small market and dominate that market first.

The zero-sum world it portrayed has nothing in common with the Silicon Valley I know, but I suspect it's a pretty accurate portrayal of the dysfunctional relationships that dominate Hollywood.

Very smart, very charismatic, and incredibly driven -- a very rare combination, since most people who have one of these traits learn to coast on the other two.

It was kind of scary to be competiting against his startup in Palo Alto in Dec 1999-Mar 2000.

Ben Horowitz