The chapter explores the journey of DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused internet company offering tracker blocking, encryption, and private search to protect user privacy online. It details the CEO's motivation in creating the company and transitioning it from a search engine alternative to a comprehensive privacy platform. The discussion delves into the use of mental models and first principles thinking in shaping business decisions and promoting strategic thinking.

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