The PayPal Story: What can we learn from the journey of Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman, David Sacks, and others?




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Summary: Jimmy Soni (@jimmyasoni), author of The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:<br><br>- How diversity and variety of backgrounds and opinions helped PayPal become successful.<br><br>- The fact that PayPal’s leading product was not solving a problem that they had set out to solve, but rather a problem they discovered along the way.<br><br>- The importance of sitting with your customers and really understanding their perspective and their problems.<br><br>- What he learned about Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, and David Sacks.<br><br>Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. <br><br>Check us out on the web at <a href="http://www.villageglobal.vc" rel="noopener">www.villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.<br><br>Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. <a href="http://www.villageglobal.vc/signup" rel="noopener">www.villageglobal.vc/signup</a>