Peter Thiel talks fast and he’s deliberate with his words. A man in his position doesn’t want to be misinterpreted.
A conversation with him is full of pregnant pauses because he’s thinking — always thinking — and though it’s clear that he’s fully present in the moment, it’s obvious that there’s a lot swirling through his mind. But when he asks me how my day is going, it feels as if we’ve met before, even though we haven’t.