The founder of the PayPal payment system, businessman, investor and hedge fund manager Peter Thiel has invented his own system that will help you understand whether you will become a billionaire, writes WomanEL.
< /i>ContentIndependent thinkingAmbitionAbility to make friendsRare opposites
At one time, Peter Thiel hired Reed Hoffman, Chad Gurley, Sam Altman, David Sachs and Keith Rabois when they were early in their careers. To determine who could potentially become a billionaire later, he asked them just four questions.
Independent Thinking
Say something that is true that almost no one agrees with you on?, < /p> the investor asked the question.
According to Thiel, this question tests the candidate’s ability to think independently. Evaluates whether he can think differently.
If a person can have an opinion different from others and still be right, then this is a real superpower. Such a person will be able to innovate in ways that other people simply cannot see.
Ambition
How successful do you want to be?,
the businessman was interested.
The trick to this question is to observe how much detail, confidence and enthusiasm there is in the candidate's answer. The most convincing answers to questions are from people who have thought through their ambitions in detail.
The ability to be friends
Would you like to drink beer together after work?,
Til asked.
When the businessman was recruiting a team for PayPal, his goal was to create a company where strong friendships would be created. Thiel's question was about coming together for friendship and fruitful work.
Rare opposites
Do they have rare opposites?,
Thiel wondered.
The trait that Peter Thiel values most is the ability to come up with an original idea. The businessman believes that talented people are not specialists. They are almost always polymaths (universal people) because they are naturally inquisitive.
Potential talents are interested in business, politics, science, history, poetry, art and music at the same time. The investor believes that if someone combines rare opposites, then they will have a better chance of coming up with original ideas.
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