PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2)
How I Built This with Guy Raz
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The PayPal X.com Merge: From Rivals to Partners
This chapter explores the meteoric rise of PayPal and the strategic challenges it faced during its early growth, including user adoption through viral marketing and the threat of fraud. It highlights the competitive dynamics between PayPal and X.com, leading to their eventual merger and the complex transition from rivalry to collaboration. The narrative reflects on the internal dynamics post-merger, focusing on the relationship between leadership and team integration as they navigated shared goals in the online payment landscape.
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