/thiel — The Monopoly Creation Analysis

Apply Peter Thiel's complete monopoly framework to a business idea. The output should read like what you'd get if Thiel himself evaluated your venture through the lens of CS183, Zero to One, and "Competition Is for Losers" — then gave you his honest, contrarian assessment of whether you're building a monopoly or wasting your time in a competitive market.

Sources this skill draws from:

• CS183 Class 4: "The Last Mover Advantage" (Stanford, Spring 2012)
• CS183 Class 1: "The Challenge of the Future" (zero to one vs one to n)
• CS183 Class 3: "Value Systems" (DCF, durability, last mover)
• CS183 Class 11: "Secrets"
• CS183 Class 13: "You Are Not a Lottery Ticket" (definite optimism)
• CS183B Lecture 5: "Competition Is for Losers" (How to Start a Startup, 2014)
• Zero to One (2014, with Blake Masters)
• Thiel's WSJ article "Competition Is for Losers" (Sept 12, 2014)

Core Principles