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 catching on fast. Between the money stolen from hackers and competitors, PayPal h ... Show More
Aug 2019
Business Battles | Monster vs Beats by Dre | 1
With all the hype around portable and smart speakers, it’s easy to forget that they didn’t always exist. In fact, it took one fateful meeting with Monster Cables and Interscope Records to really kick the industry off. In this one-episode Business Battle, we explore the time when ... Show More
26m 16s
Apr 2022
Tuesday 4/12/22 - PayPal Mafia
<p>Chief joins the show to talk about the PayPal mafia. We get into their careers before PayPal, the massive deal they had with Ebay, where they are at now with their success, and more.</p><br /><p>You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Pri ... Show More
42m 54s
Aug 2021
Is PayPal Getting In On the Online Brokerage Space? Plus Massive Moves in Mega-Cap Tech Sends Markets to Records
PayPal is considering offering an online trading platform to its customers, in a move that puts it up against the likes of Robinhood and other brokerages. Plus Apple soared more than 3% to a new high Monday, as big cap tech stocks led the S&P and Nasdaq to new records. But one to ... Show More
18m 16s