PAYPAL MAFIA

Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

The PayPal Mafia refers to the group of early PayPal employees and founders who went on to start and invest in many other successful tech companies. Though not immediately recognized as legendary, this network of entrepreneurs drove innovation and supported each other's ventures in the decade after leaving PayPal. This post reveals, through a series of first-hand accounts shared on Quora, the early culture, strategies, and dynamics that made PayPal successful and spawned this influential group.