We begin our multi-part series on Peter Thiel's provocative and influential book, Zero to One. In this first episode, our hosts unpack Thiel's central challenge to the modern world: that we must focus on creating new things ("vertical" progress, or going from 0 to 1) rather than just copying what already works ("horizontal" progress, or going from 1 to n). The conversation explores his contrarian history of the future and his argument that we have been living in an age of technological stagnation. This is a powerful and often-uncomfortable call to action for anyone who wants to build the future.