Podcasts Technology Explain to Shane How PayPal Laid the Groundwork for Silicon Valley as We Know It (with Jimmy Soni)

How PayPal Laid the Groundwork for Silicon Valley as We Know It (with Jimmy Soni)

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 11 a.m.

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When one thinks about today\\u2019s tech leaders in Silicon Valley, PayPal is probably not the first name that comes to mind. But PayPal\\u2019s founders and earliest employees have gone on to create, found, and advise companies like Tesla, SpaceX, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Yelp, and Palantir. What happened in PayPal\\u2019s early days to set these individuals and future companies up for success?

On this episode, Shane is joined by Jimmy Soni, author of The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley. As her AEI colleague James Pethokoukis described it, The Founders is a \\u201cquintessential tale of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurship in the early internet age\\u201d that was largely untold before Jimmy chronicled it. Jimmy joins the podcast to discuss his intentions behind the book and what it can teach us about Silicon Valley, tech industry competition, and the innovation landscape today.

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