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Disrupting Markets – Why PayPal Is Worth More Than Ebay

Adam Hartung

eBay was once a game changer. When the internet was very young, and few businesses provided ecommerce, eBay was a pioneer. From humble beginnings selling Pez dispensers, eBay grew into a powerhouse. Things we used to sell via garage sale we could now list on eBay. So eBay bought fledgling PayPal for $1.5B

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Elon Musk Blows My Mind

CorporateIntel

He already did consumer software engineering as his opening act as a cofounder of PayPal. But he is truly impressive and worth studying. Here are some perhaps not so obvious reasons why: A real track record of repeat innovation. He makes disruption make sense. PayPal opened our eyes. This guy knows stuff.