Wrote my first piece for @flaminghydra.com today.

It’s about PayPal, and just how little of a clue young Musk and Thiel (and Hoffman and Sacks) actually had when building the company that made their original reputations.

flaminghydra.com/issue-531/

March 27, 2026 - 00:07 UTC

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(Also I’ve been a massive fan of Flaming Hydra since its inception and I can’t believe I get to write for them now. I would like to be cool about this. I am definitely not going to be cool about this.)
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Congrats and welcome!!
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Clueless founders built empires. Confidence crushes competence. Musk, Thiel bet big, iterated fast. Arrogance fuels wins. Lessons cost reputations. Pay the tuition.
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