September 22, 2014 / Fortune Asia / Volume 170 / Number 4

38 Peter Thiel’s Contrarian Strategy
The tech financier and intellectual provocateur has some ideas that may turn you off. But there’s no arguing with his commercial achievements. That’s why Silicon Valley hangs on his words.
By Roger Parloff

46 Where Have All the Shoppers Gone?
Retailers both big and small continue to disappoint Wall Street. Here’s what’s wrong, and how to fix it.
By Jennifer Reingold and Phil Wahba

52 Trouble in Paradise
Almost as fast as entrepreneur Omar Amanat and Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin teamed up to buy ultraluxe Aman Resorts, the partnership exploded in acrimony and litigation. As the two battle for control, it’s up to the courts to decide: Who conned whom?
By Stacy Perman

62 Where the Talent Is
The coming labor shortage is being fought head -on by a new generation of talent innovators in Silicon Valley.
By Michal Lev-Ram

66 How to Land Your Dream Job
Nine great tips from talent experts on how to fine-tune your career and land the perfect job溶ow.
By Erika Fry

8 MACRO
Closer Look
A little-known industry could change the way we treat diseases like Ebola.
By Erika Fry

11 MACRO
Briefing
A former Trader Joe’s exec has a plan to feed the hungry-not landfills.
By Beth Kowitt

11 MACRO
Briefing
Older companies are edging out younger startups.
By Robert Hackett

12 MACRO
Pro-Files
Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus’s remarkable second career.
By Alan Shipnuck

14 MACRO
Global Power Profile
Hands-on CEO Charles Scharf is extending Visa’s reach.
By Daniel Roberts

15 VENTURE
How I Got Started
Howard Ruby, founder of Oakwood Worldwide, invented a new lodging category.
Interview by Dinah Eng

20 PURSUITS
Best in Business Travel 2014
Readers’ insights into the best-and worst-parts of life on the road.
By Amy Farley, Peter J. Frank, Brooke Porter Katz, and Christopher Tkaczyk

24 TECH
Government
The federal bureaucracy made a mess of HealthCare.gov. Silicon Valley is leading the cleanup.
By Tory Newmyer

29 INVEST
Oil and Gas
Turmoil in Russia and Iraq could push oil stocks higher.
By Jen Wieczner

34 INVEST
Anatomy of a Trade
AllianceBernstein’s Jim Tierney makes a case for sensor-maker Sensata.
By Lauren Silva Laughlin

6 EDITOR’S DESK

68 BING!

INSIGHTS

35 Geoff Colvin
Employers are looking for new hires with something extra: empathy.

36 Dan Primack
Here’s a radical idea: Let startups choose whether to pay for mentorship.

37 Nina Easton
Big cities benefit from free trade - so why are Democrats stalling it?
ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY ART STREIBER

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Tech’s grandmaster Peter Thiel
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52 Aman Resorts offers travelers a tranquil escape, but the battle over its ownership is mired in bitterness and allegations of fraud.
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