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Mark Zuckerberg on the best advice Peter Thiel ever gave him

Feb 8, 2026
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  • Mark Zuckerberg credits Peter Thiel with the insight that 'in a world changing quickly, the biggest risk is not taking any risk,' which guided Facebook's major strategic shifts
  • While any individual decision has localized downside risk, stagnation and refusing to evolve guarantees long-term failure and competitive disadvantage
  • Aggregate risk-taking over time is safer than playing it safe, as technological change makes the status quo increasingly untenable

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