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

<p>Jimmy Soni is the author of The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OEcOUgXvz7g</p> <p>Buy the book: https://amzn.to/30PqMV2</p> <p>Follow Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyasoni</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp</p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>(0:00:00) - Bell Labs vs PayPal</p> <p>(0:05:12) - Scenius in Ancient Rome and America'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'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't Musk keep pursuing finance?</p> <p>(0:56:32) - Why didn't the mafia get back together?</p> <p>(1:00:06) - Jimmy's writing process</p>