Jimmy Soni - Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and the Paypal Mafia

<p>Jimmy Soni is the author of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://amzn.to/30PqMV2">The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.</a></p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/OEcOUgXvz7g">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/24-jimmy-soni-peter-thiel-elon-musk-and-the-paypal-mafia/id1516093381?i=1000557773326">Apple Podcasts,</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://spoti.fi/3PXRlLu">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform.</p><p>Episode website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/jimmy-soni">here</a>.</p><p>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/jimmyasoni">Jimmy on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future episodes! <br/></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(0:00:00) - Bell Labs vs PayPal</p><p>(0:05:12) - Scenius in Ancient Rome and America&apos;s Founding</p><p>(0:07:02) - Girard at PayPal</p><p>(0:15:17) - Thiel almost shorts the Dot com bubble</p><p>(0:19:49) - Does Zero to One contradict PayPal&apos;s story?</p><p>(0:27:57) - Hilarious Russian hacker story</p><p>(0:29:06) - Why is Thiel so good at spotting talent?</p><p>(0:34:50) - Did PayPal make talent or discover it?</p><p>(0:40:40) - Japanese mafia invests in PayPal?!</p><p>(0:44:42) - Upcoming TV show on PayPal</p><p>(0:48:11) - Musk in ancient Rome</p><p>(0:52:12) - Why didn&apos;t Musk keep pursuing finance?</p><p>(0:56:32) - Why didn&apos;t the mafia get back together?</p><p>(1:00:06) - Jimmy&apos;s writing process</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38