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The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

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  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2022-03-02 11:22:56
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Jimmy Soni
  • ISBN：1797120239
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Reviews

Rajiv Srinivasan ，

This is truly a brilliant & unique work of nonfiction。 The author understands that the most impactful forces never really rest on one person's shoulders。 It's not one man's genius but the cumulative efforts of a passionate and dedicated team that change the world。 With so much focus on the higher profile stories of Elon Musk & Peter Theil， it was refreshing to see Soni honor the contributions of lesser known， but mission critical members of the team。 And talk about representation！ I never knew t This is truly a brilliant & unique work of nonfiction。 The author understands that the most impactful forces never really rest on one person's shoulders。 It's not one man's genius but the cumulative efforts of a passionate and dedicated team that change the world。 With so much focus on the higher profile stories of Elon Musk & Peter Theil， it was refreshing to see Soni honor the contributions of lesser known， but mission critical members of the team。 And talk about representation！ I never knew the stories of the women and minorities who were apart of the story--the ones that would otherwise be forgotten because of our focus on the white male and political narratives at the top。 Please read--you'll be glad you did！ 。。。more

Keven Wang ，

Very comprehensive。 Some parts are too detailed I feel like。

Scott Loftesness ，

Superb book by a great writer diving into the early days of Confinity/X。com -> PayPal。 So many great insights from all of the folks who shared their memories of those events so many years ago。 Soni's book will become a classic of business history - Internet business history to be specific。 Superb book by a great writer diving into the early days of Confinity/X。com -> PayPal。 So many great insights from all of the folks who shared their memories of those events so many years ago。 Soni's book will become a classic of business history - Internet business history to be specific。 。。。more

Jacob ，

This is the book on Musk， Levchin， and Thiel we've been waiting for。 The combination of their minds， the push and pull on the direction of X/PayPal， and how these brilliant figures came together to build something that ended up being successful， even though it seemed like it might not at various turns。 Soni's writing keeps you turning page after page， and his research into hordes of old emails and conversations adds tons of context to the story。 Reading this you truly feel like a fly-on-the-wall This is the book on Musk， Levchin， and Thiel we've been waiting for。 The combination of their minds， the push and pull on the direction of X/PayPal， and how these brilliant figures came together to build something that ended up being successful， even though it seemed like it might not at various turns。 Soni's writing keeps you turning page after page， and his research into hordes of old emails and conversations adds tons of context to the story。 Reading this you truly feel like a fly-on-the-wall for the big decisions and turns in the PayPal story。 。。。more