The Strange Politics of Peter Thiel, Trump’s Most Unlikely Supporter The Republican Party’s new trade-loving, free-thinking, gay, Christian, antiwar, rich-as-hell, naturalized-citizen, Silicon Valley hero. Max Chafkin & Lizette Chapman July 21, 2016 — 4:00 AM CDT When Peter Thiel...
The Billionaire Chess Master
Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat deathBy Mick Brown2:12PM BST 19 Sep 2014 The co-founder of PayPal and likely the most successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley is on a mission to change the...
Learning from Magnus
What tech founders can learn from chess champion Magnus Carlsen January 18, 2014 1:48 PM Jordan Novet MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Magnus Carlsen is only 23, but in the course of becoming the worldwide chess champion and the highest-rated...
Open Forum “Meet the Mozart of Chess”
Silicon Valley Bank, Innovation Norway and Churchill Club are organizing an open forum “Meet the Mozart of Chess” on 16th January at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA 94043. Speaker: Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion Moderator: Peter Thiel,...
The Wolff business factor
Patrick Wolff, From Chess To Hedge Fund Master January 14, 2013 Chess Grandmaster, Patrick Wolff, called himself a Warren Buffet ‘disciple’ in an interview with Opalesque TV’s, Greg Spoelberch. Wolff, a two time US Chess Champion and Harvard alumni, still...
$1 million challenge
Tech Entrepreneur Challenges Billionaire to $1MM Chess Match – Press Release and InterviewJul 23, 2012 Soletron founder & CEO A.J. Steigman has challenged billionaire & Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel to a $1 million Series A chess match. Both Steigman...
One million dollar challenge
EXCLUSIVE: Entrepreneur Challenges Peter Thiel To Million Dollar Chess GameVivian Giang|Jul. 16, 2012, 1:16 PM Investment banker-turned-entrepreneur A.J. Steigman is hereby challenging venture capital legend Peter Thiel to an epic chess match. If he loses, Steigman will give up...
The Best Chess Players In The Business World
The Best Chess Players In The Business WorldGus Lubin and Samantha Cortez|Jun. 21, 2012, 1:10 PM Games like bridge, poker, and chess are great for business. These games all use methods that can can be incorporated into the way...
Thiel on the next Big Thing
PayPal Founder and Facebook Backer Peter Thiel on The Next Big Thing, and Why He Thinks College Isn’t Worth It By LINSEY DAVIS, MELINDA ARONS and JAKE WHITMAN May 27, 2011 (Peter Thiel is a strong Chess Master with...