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9 May 2016

This week's additions focus on founder stories and strategy, with a new digest from Acquired. Highlights include eBay's $1.5B acquisition in 2002 spawned the PayPal Mafia, founding Uber, Airbnb, SpaceX, Tesla, LinkedIn and more

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How eBay's acquisition of PayPal shaped the startup ecosystem

Acquired May 9, 2016


Case studies 9
Business models 6
  • eBay's $1.5B acquisition in 2002 spawned the PayPal Mafia, founding Uber, Airbnb, SpaceX, Tesla, LinkedIn and more
  • PayPal pioneered viral growth loops, embeddable payments and fraud detection—templates all modern startups use
  • Culture clash drove exodus that created ecosystem; integration succeeded financially but cost eBay generational talent

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