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Max Chafkin Talks New Peter Thiel Biography "The Contrarian"

Clip: 9/30/2021 | 17m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Max Chafkin discusses "The Contrarian."

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel had a hand in the success of many of the most profitable tech companies around today, from Facebook to SpaceX. He’s also on a quest to live forever, investing millions in life extension research. Max Chafkin’s new biography lays bare all this and more, and he speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the man behind the money.

09/30/2021

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