Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."

Eric Weinstein

Why leaders watch it

Investor argues about stagnation and institutional failure, giving leaders a contrarian lens on why institutions stop producing breakthroughs.

Peter Thiel is the first guest on Eric Weinstein's The Portal, in a nearly three-hour conversation about technological stagnation, institutional failure and the link between growth and violence. They discuss universities, the economy and the search for a more ambitious future.

Takeaways

• Question whether progress is as strong as claimed
• Institutions can lose the ability to innovate
• Look for contrarian truths

Topics: Strategy & competitive advantage, Systems thinking & complexity

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