Founders

In this book, Jimmy Soni delves into PayPal’s turbulent early days, drawing from hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to internal material.

He reveals how the collaboration among a rare assemblage of talent, including figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Reid Hoffman, changed the world.

The narrative highlights the challenges faced by the company, such as bruising competition, internal strife, and the dot-com bust, and how these individuals went on to influence leading companies like Tesla, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.