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Introduction

• The “PayPal Mafia” is a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies[1] such as Tesla, Inc., LinkedIn, Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, Affirm, Slide, Kiva, YouTube, Yelp, and Yammer.
• Mafia effects in technology over a multi decade period change the world
• As an entrepreneur, it is important to consider the ecosystems that you build and whether you are building an abundance of mafia effects

Think in Abundance

• Empower your team to create abundance in the world at scale
• In building entirely new ecosystems, there is more than enough for everyone, so think generously

Mission Driven

• Be mission driven think about how you can reinvent entirely new industries
• E.g. Making life multi-planetary or democratizing the financial system

Multi-decade time horizon

• “We overestimate the impact of technology in the short-term and underestimate the effect in the long run.” — Gates Law
• Think in multi-decade time horizons

Leadership

• Empower your team to become leaders and eventually build their own companies
• Seed the ecosystem so there is an abundance of talent and capital

Conclusion

• As an entrepreneur, think not just about your company but how you can build entirely new ecosystems

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