Person

Peter Thiel

23 mentions in 17 episodes

A technology investor discussed in connection with protests and reported activities in Argentina.

Mentions

759: Seeking Mrs. Claude

  • 18:34

    protesters dressed as Gandalf gathered outside Peter Thiel's residence in Argentina

  • 19:25

    he recently acquired a 1% stake in Argentine oil company

721: Pixel Predators

  • 10:41

    my friend Peter Thiel once reflected that the future was supposed to have flying cars

715: Our Wizard Lies

  • 14:37

    Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is warning that regulating artificial intelligence could literally be the work of the Antichrist

709: Grumpy Old Gardeners

  • 24:50

    Peter Thiel has a New Zealand hideout.

688: Why, Combinator?

  • 7:23

    The Man Behind the American Oligarchy. The rise of Peter Thiel and his step into political life.

541: Apologetic Beavers

  • 9:43

    Peter Thiel backed crypto startup BlockFi

503: Grumpy Stuff

  • 18:34

    He came out saying that China is going to use Bitcoin as a financial weapon against us

408: Crossing the Creepy Line

  • 14:37

    Backed financially by Peter Thiel.

402: We Know When You’ve Been Sleeping

  • 9:23

    Peter Thiel ... he's a co-founder of PayPal

  • 9:38

    He has been advising Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

391: Chief Tomfoolery Officer

  • 5:18

    definitely not a fan of Peter Thiel in that instance

361: Thumbsy Uppies

  • 9:59

    Peter Thiel's back in the news.

258: Divestment Of Responsibility

  • 1:01:31

    Palantir, which is Peter Thiel's data mining company.

  • 1:02:24

    Palantir and Peter Thiel in particular are so far ahead of the curve in terms of big data collection.

249: Distributed Excel Spreadsheet

  • 1:26:51

    a deep dive on Peter Thiel's taking down of Gawker

  • 1:51:32

    he's the founder of Palantir

245: The Internet of Moisture

  • 29:01

    it's Peter Thiel's company

192: Bob Is Your Dark Uncle

  • 5:36

    Peter Thiel, the supervillain of the Internet now. He's got a piece in The New York Times

  • 6:11

    the methods that he employed to take them down, I think, were reprehensible

161: Everything We Know Is Wrong

  • 17:13

    Peter Thiel has been outed again because of Gawker as the funder

  • 19:39

    Peter Thiel's a whack job

97: Airgapping Our Grievances

  • 7:53

    a venture capitalist. Peter Thiel has a succinct mashup of the two ideas.