Tuesday 4/12/22 - PayPal Mafia

On today's episode we are bringing you a throwback episode from 2022 when Eddie sat down with Sam Amirante who was serial killer John Wayne Gacy's lawyer at the time of his trial.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can list ... Show More

On Todays Free Swim we are joined by Chief, Danny and Dana. To start things off, Eddie tells us how he is in high demand for more DJ gigs (2:28). Then we discuss Squatty Potties and if they are an acceptable thing to travel with (8:37). Next we talk about the new Leonardo Dicapri ... Show More

On today's episode we are joined by Wonton Don and Chaps for a draft of the worst cities in America.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk 

On today's episode of Macrodosing, the crew returns to talk the PayPal Coaching Tree. Hear everything from the start of PayPal to its EBay sale that generated the "PayPal Mafia." Also, a draft of companies we think are very hardcore. We even bring back some voicemails at the end. ... Show More

Remember the summer of 2000? The Olympics were in full swing and PayPal was under attack. Not from eBay, but Russian hackers. In looking for soft targets in the early days of the untethered Internet, PayPal was the fattest cow. On top of that, there are competitors, and they’re c ... Show More

In the midst of the dot-com boom, there's also a lot of dot-com bust. PayPal desperately needed to grow but they companies who'd raised millions more suddenly disintegrate. The solution was so simple it seemed almost illegal - let the converted proselytize. And they do to incredi ... Show More

Mitten im Dotcom-Boom zeigt sich auch, dass es im Kern eine Blase ist. Viele Firmen gehen bald wieder pleite. PayPal muss rasch wachsen, doch selbst millionenschwere Firmen verschwinden plötzlich wieder vom Markt. Die Lösung ist so einfach, dass man es kaum glauben möchte: Herden ... Show More

During its formative years in the late 1990's, Paypal attracted an extraordinary group of young entrepreneurs, who then went on to build some of the best known companies in tech. They became known as The PayPal Mafia—and Max Levchin was one of the leaders. A computer genius from ... Show More

As eBay gathers steam, a libertarian chess champion and a programmer who fled Communist Ukraine team up to change the world with their encryption software. But when their plan to piggyback on the ubiquitous Palm Pilot hits a snag, they stumble upon a new idea. The concept is so r ... Show More

Mixing business and social justice isn't a strategy most companies are willing to adopt, which is why Dan Schulman's actions as CEO of PayPal have garnered so much attention. In 2016, he canceled a plan for an operations center in North Carolina after the state passed its infamou ... Show More

By late 2000, PayPal and X.com are yoked together, with X.com CEO Elon Musk leading the newly combined company. But it’s a rocky marriage: PayPal’s founders clash with their new leader over everything from his imperious management style to his choice of server platforms. Finally ... Show More

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, the General Manager for Blockchain and Digital Currencies at PayPal speaks about its debuted stablecoin, PayPal USD with Bloomberg's Matthew Miller and Kailey Leinz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.