The PayPal Mafia's Blueprint – Engineering Modernity and Artificial Intelligence

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Ever wonder how a payment startup spawned an empire of innovation?

Code and Council digs into the stories of the PayPal Mafia, revealing their relentless drive, their profound impact on technology and finance, and the complex future they're building. From Palm Pilots to space exploration, from reinventing social networks to leading the charge in AI, we explore how Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Max Levchin, David Sacks, Steven Chen, Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, and others continue to shape our world.

Are we witnessing an intelligence explosion — or the first ripple of something we barely comprehend? Join us as we dissect the key figures shaping philosophy, technology, finance, and American politics. It all began with a handful of scrappy startups and a world unprepared for what came next.