Read about Elon's car crash when Peter and him were about to finalise the merger of X.com and Confinity to form PayPal.
It's crazy how they were not injured from the crash or PayPal would not exist
Let's Discuss Payal Mafia and Some Famous Names behind this 🚀♥️🤑
•The PayPal Mafia is a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and/or developed additional technology companies, collectively impacting the tech industry
The most successful founder network ever:
"The PayPal Mafia"
They turned a payment startup into a multi-billion dollar empire.
Here's their playbook:
It started with a bold bet in the late 1990s.
Two ambitious startups merged: Confinity and X. T
So we all are aware about PayPal mafia now it's time for the OpenAI mafia in the building.
OpenAI Mafia include David Luan, Dario Amodei, Peter Chen, Josh Tobin, Matt Krisiloff, and Jeff Arnold
Let me know if you want a thread on this and what thes
In 2011, Peter Thiel started giving people money to drop out of college.
The result?
$250B produced in value.
Figma, Ethereum, Loom, and over 250 companies were born.
Here's how one man destroys the traditional education system :
Peter Thiel, c
Walter Isaacson On The Bold Choice That Set Elon Musk Apart.
After making millions from Zip2 and PayPal, Elon Musk didn’t buy a yacht or an island like most would.
Instead, he risked everything to build rockets and send humans to Mars.
Musk believ
Day 1 of The Startup Mafia Series: How 1 Startup Created 10 Billionaires
The startup world loves a good myth—the lone genius who hustles in a garage, builds something incredible, and becomes a billionaire.
Sounds inspiring. Too bad that’s not how i
Peter Thiel on Why Founders Should Rethink the Lean Startup Approach
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, has a critical view on the Lean Startup methodology.
While he acknowledges its benefits, he argues that modern founders may rely too heavily on
🔌🤔 Thought Experiment: The Future of AI Without Power
In a world buzzing with discussions about AI's capabilities, let's pause and consider a crucial question:
What would happen if there were no current or any power? Does AI exist?
Without el
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Peter Thiel on the type of company more startup founders should build
Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, believes every startup should ask, “Can this company become a monopoly?”
He identifies three common paths to monopoly:
1. Fast distributi
Don't start a business before knowing this..
Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and countless extremely successful entrepreneurs said the same thing..
Don't start a business unless you are deeply passionate about the idea or