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Five of them are related to Peter Thiel who I guess just likes to name companies that way. https://qz.com/1346926/the-hidden-logic-of-peter-thiels-lord-of-the-
by lacker 7y ago
Five of them are related to Peter Thiel who I guess just likes to name companies that way.
https://qz.com/1346926/the-hidden-logic-of-peter-thiels-lord-of-the-rings-inspired-company-names/ https://qz.com/1346926/the-hidden-logic-of-peter-thiels-lord...
Founders Fund invested in Anduril but it wasn't Thiel directly, so this one is kind of one hop away. Maybe it's related.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoI think I independently found that article right as you were replying. It's definitely a plausible connection.
- CobrastanJorji 7y agoI propose that we refer to the companies related to Peter Thiel based around creepy surveillance stuff collectively as the "palantíri."
- anigbrowl 7y agoI'd rather call them the Nazgul.