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TIL about the PayPal Mafia. The original group of PayPal founders and employees who have gone on to become one of the most successful groups of individuals in the world. The portfolio of companies they've founded includes; Tesla, Youtube, Space X, Linkedin, Yelp, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

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