The Cult of Iron Rand in Silicon Valley

Steve Jobs's co-founder Steve Wozniak has suggested that Atlas shrugged was one of Jobs's guides in life. Peter Teal, whose dissatisfaction with a Gawker story led him to underwrite a lawsuit that eventually killed off the site is also a self-described Rand devotee. At their core, Rand's philosophy suggests it's okay to be selfish, greedy, and self-interested - especially in business.