Peter Thiel on Innovation and Stagnation

On Facebook, PayPal, Palantir, and technological progress with the Silicon Valley investor. Click "Show more" to view all chapters. For more conversations, visit http://www.conversationswithbillkrist... Chapter 1 (00:15 - 18:11): PayPal Chapter 2 (18:11 - 36:30): Against Conventional Wisdom Chapter 3 (36:30 - 43:07): Facebook Chapter 4 (43:07 - 1:04:28): An Innovation Slowdown? Chapter 5 (1:04:28 - 1:13:57): The Need for Growth Chapter 6 (1:13:57 - 1:36:39): The Higher Education Bubble Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies, was the first outside investor in Facebook, and is the author of Zero to One, Notes on StartUps, or How to Build the Future. The conversation focuses on Thiel's experiences founding companies, the state of technology and innovation, and the crisis in American higher education.