I don't see the appeal to "nerdy" types (as a nerd myself) - he is less tech-oriented than founders of deep technology companies. Think of the people who starte

I don't see the appeal to "nerdy" types (as a nerd myself) - he is less tech-oriented than founders of deep technology companies. Think of the people who started Google, VMware, even Facebook, and many others - great engineers who built things themselves. What did Thiel ever build? He's a lawyer, not an engineer.