Mentions Across Episodes
“The main reason to listen to that podcast, other than story is insane. The fact that he owns that company, it's still a private company, makes billions of dollars.”
“Jimmy Sony is the author of this book called The Founders. I think I covered it back on Episode 234.”
“The podcast discusses the book 'Founders' by Jimmy Sony, which covers the early history of PayPal and includes insights from Reid Hoffman.”
“The book talks about the beginning of PayPal and the competitive environment during the dot com bubble, particularly regarding engineering talent.”
“Max kept repeating, A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down. It made me think of something Max Levchin said in that book, The Founders.”
“The speaker references a book called 'Founders' that discusses the early history of PayPal, highlighting insights from Reed Hoffman.”
“The story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley, mentioned as a footnote in the discussion about Steve Jobs.”
“The speaker mentions rereading highlights from a biography related to the founder of Ikea, part of a project on founders and investors.”
“The speaker discusses the concept behind their podcast 'Founders', inspired by biographies.”