Which payments company did Peter Thiel co-found?
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It sold to eBay in 2002.
Thiel was the first outside investor in which company?
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He invested 500,000 dollars in 2004.
Which data analysis company did Thiel co-found in 2003?
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It went public in 2020.
In which country was Thiel born?
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He moved to America as a child.
Which university did Thiel attend?
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He studied philosophy and later law there.
What is the name of Thiel’s venture capital firm?
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It has backed SpaceX, Airbnb and Stripe.
Which book did Thiel write about start-ups?
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It became a standard text in start-up circles.
What does the Thiel Fellowship pay young people to do?
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It drew enormous attention when launched.
Which media company did Thiel secretly fund litigation against?
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The case bankrupted the publication.
Which country granted Thiel citizenship in 2011?
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The decision prompted a government review.
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