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PayPal ft. Max Levchin - A merger of enemies that reshaped Silicon Valley

Crucible Moments

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Fighting Fraud and Reducing Losses

This chapter focuses on the challenging situation PayPal faced when it was being defrauded of over $10 million a month. To survive, the company had to prioritize fighting fraud and reducing losses, leading to all engineers being redeployed to address the issue. The chapter also discusses the development of a technology by the PayPal team to combat fraudsters.

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