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Exceptional investment performance is driven by assembling unorthodox but brilliant talent teams rather than following conventional hiring practices.

Evidence for

Conclusions the firm has recorded that cite this principle or sit in its supporting cluster.

• Peter Thiel's singular eye for talent allowed him to assemble an unorthodox team that went on one of venture’s hottest streaks.
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• Thiel assembled an unorthodox but brilliant investing team that powered an extraordinary eight-year hot streak from 2008 to 2016.
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Evidence against

Open-tier conclusions in the same cluster — claims the firm has not yet promoted to firm or founder confidence, and which would weaken this principle if they hold up.

• Thiel was making an exceptional investment decision.
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• Peter Thiel had established his reputation as a hedge fund manager with an array of intriguing side projects.
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• Thiel reinvented himself in the private markets to supercharge his venture efforts.
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