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Peter Thiel

04/02/15

@ Mercatus Center

To break out of stagnation, we need to see successful innovations in various sectors that can inspire others and shift the current cycle from negative to positive.

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Peter Thiel on Stagnation, Innovation, and What Not To Name Your Company | Conversations with Tyler

@ Mercatus Center

Peter Thiel on Stagnation, Innovation, and What Not To Name Your Company | Conversations with Tyler

04/02/15

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Paul Buchheit

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

To be innovative, we need to evade the limitations of established thinking and be open to new ideas.

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Peter Thiel

04/02/15

@ Mercatus Center

A history of failure in certain industries discourages innovation, while success in software encourages more people to enter that field, creating a cycle of innovation.

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Derek Thompson

04/04/25

@ Y Combinator

We need to reclaim a vision of abundance and technological innovation to improve our future.

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Derek Thompson

04/04/25

@ Y Combinator

To make real progress, we need both brilliant entrepreneurs and effective public policy to support innovation.

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Peter Thiel

04/02/15

@ Mercatus Center

Creating vertical progress in innovation is much harder than horizontal progress, which is simply copying existing successful ideas.

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Peter Thiel

04/02/15

@ Mercatus Center

To innovate on society, we need to find ways to reopen the frontier in geopolitical terms, but it's challenging due to existing constraints.

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Jensen Huang

06/24/11

@ Stanford Online

You need to cultivate a culture of risk-taking to encourage innovation within your company.

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Joe Lonsdale

04/12/25

@ Joe Lonsdale

When innovating in challenging sectors like healthcare or education, the key is to identify the specific needs that will incentivize stakeholders to adopt your solution.

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Joe Lonsdale

04/26/24

@ My First Million

It's essential to find a path to implement new ideas, not just identify gaps, especially in industries like healthcare where existing practices may be profitable but inefficient.