Thiel, Peter
<p class="default">07:53 PM, July 08, 2007  Pronounced TEEL (def.)
 
born in 1967: charities focusing on economic liberty and technology.
 
founded then sold PayPal for 1.5B to EBAY.
 
He grew up in Foster City.
 
An avowed libertarian.
 
founded Stanford Review: university main conservative/libertarian newspaper.
 
In 2002 Thiel sold PayPal to eBAY for 1.5B. His 3.7% stake was worth abt 55M at that time.
 
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