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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻“I’m delighted to announce <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterThiel</a> is joining <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/YC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YC</a> as one of the (now 10!) part-time partners. In addition to founding <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PayPal</a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palantir</a> and being the first investor in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a>, Peter has been involved with many of the most important <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> companies of the last 15 years, both personally and through <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FoundersFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoundersFund</a>, and the founders of those companies will generally tell you he has been their best source of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/strategic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strategic</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advice</a>.” — Sam Altman, 2015. Compare the sign on blog post (Altman) to the tweet (pg as shown). When you take capital from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thiel</a>, then only realise a decade later it wasn’t a good idea. At the time when this was announced I thought, “Oh shit <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PG</a>, don’t do it”. Then history. It’s the lure of capital. You get covered in the deeds of these shitty founders (Thiel) and you have to back track, knowing it was blood money. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Startups</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/YCombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YCombinator</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/pg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pg</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SamAltman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SamAltman</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BloodMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BloodMoney</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/merica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#merica</a> <<a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/welcome-peter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/welcome-peter/</a>>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thiel</a> embraced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> in 2016, speaking at the Republican National Convention, donating $1.25 million to support the campaign & even working alongside <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteveBannon</a> on Trump’s transition team. 2 of his associates came along: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TraeStephens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TraeStephens</a>, who worked at his venture firm, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoundersFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoundersFund</a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlakeMasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlakeMasters</a>, COO of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThielCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThielCapital</a>, who would later run for the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a>. Another <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PayPal</a> & Stanford Review alum, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenHowery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KenHowery</a>, served as Trump’s ambassador to Sweden.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kleptocracy</a>

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