Andreessen vs. Thiel (2017)
Article quotes Thiel out of context, exactly reversing his intended meaning (this is the cost of saying unpopular things, I guess).<p>“If your product requires advertising or salespeople to sell it, it’s not good enough” and “Technology is primarily about product development, not distribution" appear in Zero to One as the <i>wrong</i> lessons from the dotcom crash. Thiel is saying this to establish what he <i>doesn't</i> believe.
In fact, that entire chapter is dedicated to convincing techies that sales and advertising <i>do</i> matter.