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Re:Peter Thiel: Best Predictor of Startup Success Is Low CEO... by ardit33 on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @01:28PM (#299607)
From pictures and hearing about him I thought he would be more of a jock, but he was more of a ultimate geek.
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Re:Peter Thiel: Best Predictor of Startup Success Is Low CEO... by fallentimes on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @02:14PM (#299668)
I wish I could find the link to the quote by him, but when he was at Paypal they actively tried to not hire jocks.
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Re:Peter Thiel: Best Predictor of Startup Success Is Low CEO... by steveplace on Tuesday September 09, 2008 @04:03PM (#299795)
If the interviewee played pickup basketball in his spare time, he would be out.
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