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> Not sure how you're in the industry without knowing who this guy is. Max is one of a handful of people who had successful startups of varying long-term influ
by khazhou 10y ago
> Not sure how you're in the industry without knowing who this guy is.
Max is one of a handful of people who had successful startups of varying long-term influence ten years ago. Knowing his name is hardly a prerequisite for working in this industry, unless this guy happens to work at Paypal, in which case yeah it'd be weird not to know.
Myself, I use Paypal maybe a couple of times a year.
Honestly I'm kinda envious of folks who have been able to stay out of the startup celebrity culture and the glorification of founders at the expense of the thousands of employees and innovators who create value.
- dakrisht 10y agoMax changed the way money is sent for better or for worse. He changed the landscape along with Thiel and Musk. PayPal ended up breeding a dozen or so entrepreneurs who have similarly changed the game. How this is not monumental is beyond me.
- webmaven 10y ago> Knowing his name is hardly a prerequisite for working in this industry, unless this guy happens to work at Paypal, in which case yeah it'd be weird not to know. I'd venture to guess that employees at any of the PayPal Mafia[1] companies are reasonably likely to recognize the names of most PPM folks. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia