Unless you compare that to Peter ... So how did Thiel turn $2,000 into $5 billion—tax free, as long as he waits until he’s 59-and-a-half to withdraw the money—in just 22 years?

After about seven months as a securities lawyer ... Elon Musk's payment company, X.com. Thiel also co-wrote a controversial book that came out the same year PayPal launched.

Peter Thiel has amassed a net ... providing a $500,000 investment in 2004 for a 10.2% stake. Thiel went on to sell half his stake in Facebook five years later, in 2009. The stake was sold to ...