Peter Thiel

Peter Andreas Thiel (born October 11, 1967) is an successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, and social critic. He co-founded PayPal, Palantir and is the first outside investor in Facebook with 10.2% stake acquired in 2004 for $500,000, and sits on the company's board of directors. His network is 2.2 billion USD as of 2015.

Reference 

1. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters, September 16th 2014 by Crown Business
   
2. Cryptonomicon, by Stephenson, Neal, 2000