Dwarkesh Podcast
Jimmy Soni - Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and the Paypal Mafia
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Jimmy Soni is the author of The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.
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Timestamps:
() - Bell Labs vs PayPal
() - Scenius in Ancient Rome and America's Founding
() - Girard at PayPal
() - Thiel almost shorts the Dot com bubble
() - Does Zero to One contradict PayPal's story?
() - Hilarious Russian hacker story
() - Why is Thiel so good at spotting talent?
() - Did PayPal make talent or discover it?
() - Japanese mafia invests in PayPal?!
() - Upcoming TV show on PayPal
() - Musk in ancient Rome
() - Why didn't Musk keep pursuing finance?
() - Why didn't the mafia get back together?
() - Jimmy's writing process
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