The Future's Being Made Right Here

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i was thrust into this, the future's being made right here. Nobody knows what it looks like, but it's definitely being created right in front of you. By the way, do you remember getting on that browser for the first time? And and os, just see, cause i remembert it just seemed like something totally what is is pennsylvania avenue residences hall, computer lap. Downstairs, to the left a second computer, fror first raa. That's where i was when i saw my firsta copy of mosaic. The imbedded images are crazy cool. Like this is just like all these other texts for hyperlink navigating things that i've seen before. But

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 Soviet Ukraine, Max joined Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and others as they grew PayPal into a massively successful online payment service. Along the way, they encountered almost every start-up challenge imaginable, including the emotional ouster of Elon Musk as CEO. After PayPal was acquired by eBay in 2002, Max couldn't sit still, so he launched a startup lab that eventually led to another successful fintech company: Affirm. Guy will talk to Max about Affirm next week, in the second episode of this two-part series.

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