The "Zero to One" framework is a set of seven questions developed by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel to help guide startups and other market-creating businesses.
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The framework is designed to help entrepreneurs build companies that create something new and valuable, rather than simply competing in existing markets.
In "Zero to One," Peter Thiel discusses SpaceX as an example of a market-creating business that successfully went from "zero to one."
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Thiel notes that when SpaceX was founded in 2002, the conventional wisdom was that space exploration was a government-run enterprise, and that there was no real business case for a private company to get involved. However, SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw an opportunity to create a new market for commercial space exploration and set out to build a company that could make it happen.
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To do this, SpaceX had to answer several of the key questions in the "Zero to One" framework. For example, the company had to create breakthrough technology that could significantly reduce the cost of space travel. It had to assemble a team of talented engineers and scientists who could design and build the necessary rockets and spacecraft. And it had to find a way to deliver its products to customers, which in this case included both private companies and government agencies.
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By doing all of these things, SpaceX was able to create a new market for commercial space exploration and establish itself as a major player in the industry. Today, the company is responsible for a significant portion of the world's commercial rocket launches and has made space travel more accessible and affordable than ever before.
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Thiel uses SpaceX as an example of how a market-creating business can succeed by going from "zero to one" and by doing something that others thought was impossible. He believes that by following the "Zero to One" framework and creating something truly new and valuable, entrepreneurs can build successful businesses that change the world.