Joe Lonsdale

And they actually rejected me in my first year I applied there. So I applied again. I got in sophomore year.

And they actually rejected me in my first year I applied there. So I applied again. I got in sophomore year.

And they actually rejected me in my first year I applied there. So I applied again. I got in sophomore year.

They were definitely not big names. No one knew who any of these people were, not at all. It's such a coincidence that all these companies came out of PayPal. But now that we know who Elon is and who Peter Thiel is and who these guys are, it's like, of course, they're all together there. There's got to be a lot of crazy stuff that comes out of it. There's a power law.

They were definitely not big names. No one knew who any of these people were, not at all. It's such a coincidence that all these companies came out of PayPal. But now that we know who Elon is and who Peter Thiel is and who these guys are, it's like, of course, they're all together there. There's got to be a lot of crazy stuff that comes out of it. There's a power law.

They were definitely not big names. No one knew who any of these people were, not at all. It's such a coincidence that all these companies came out of PayPal. But now that we know who Elon is and who Peter Thiel is and who these guys are, it's like, of course, they're all together there. There's got to be a lot of crazy stuff that comes out of it. There's a power law.

There are actually two groups. It was Elon had x.com and Peter had Confinity. And they had a bunch of their smartest friends each building stuff. And there were about eight companies in the space, in the payment space. And these guys were at war with each other. They were obsessed.

There are actually two groups. It was Elon had x.com and Peter had Confinity. And they had a bunch of their smartest friends each building stuff. And there were about eight companies in the space, in the payment space. And these guys were at war with each other. They were obsessed.

There are actually two groups. It was Elon had x.com and Peter had Confinity. And they had a bunch of their smartest friends each building stuff. And there were about eight companies in the space, in the payment space. And these guys were at war with each other. They were obsessed.

This really talented team was trying to win, and they finally realized they should merge rather than destroy each other. And the companies merged. And I hear Elon kept trying to rename it X. He finally got his way later. But no, it was an amazing group of people. I was just a kid. I get no credit at all for anything that happened there, but I learned a hell of a lot from all these people.

This really talented team was trying to win, and they finally realized they should merge rather than destroy each other. And the companies merged. And I hear Elon kept trying to rename it X. He finally got his way later. But no, it was an amazing group of people. I was just a kid. I get no credit at all for anything that happened there, but I learned a hell of a lot from all these people.

This really talented team was trying to win, and they finally realized they should merge rather than destroy each other. And the companies merged. And I hear Elon kept trying to rename it X. He finally got his way later. But no, it was an amazing group of people. I was just a kid. I get no credit at all for anything that happened there, but I learned a hell of a lot from all these people.

That's a hell of a group of mentors. Do you keep in touch with all these guys? A bunch of them, yeah. David Sachs has that show. They let me on last week. They're all entertaining. Peter's someone I see a lot and he still backs a lot of things I do. Elon lives in Austin, Texas now and is a He's a good friend. I text him and bug him sometimes.

That's a hell of a group of mentors. Do you keep in touch with all these guys? A bunch of them, yeah. David Sachs has that show. They let me on last week. They're all entertaining. Peter's someone I see a lot and he still backs a lot of things I do. Elon lives in Austin, Texas now and is a He's a good friend. I text him and bug him sometimes.

That's a hell of a group of mentors. Do you keep in touch with all these guys? A bunch of them, yeah. David Sachs has that show. They let me on last week. They're all entertaining. Peter's someone I see a lot and he still backs a lot of things I do. Elon lives in Austin, Texas now and is a He's a good friend. I text him and bug him sometimes.

I'm trying to be helpful with the stuff going on in government. You are involved with that, right? I do my best to help. I have a bunch of friends who are involved full-time. I've passed a bunch of people in, and I'm obsessed with the policy world. I'm trying to be helpful there. Good.

I'm trying to be helpful with the stuff going on in government. You are involved with that, right? I do my best to help. I have a bunch of friends who are involved full-time. I've passed a bunch of people in, and I'm obsessed with the policy world. I'm trying to be helpful there. Good.

I'm trying to be helpful with the stuff going on in government. You are involved with that, right? I do my best to help. I have a bunch of friends who are involved full-time. I've passed a bunch of people in, and I'm obsessed with the policy world. I'm trying to be helpful there. Good.

I didn't build anything in social media, but I worked for Peter Thiel after PayPal. He had a global macro hedge fund, but he also was the first investor in Facebook at the time. I don't get any credit for that either, but I got to know really well the Facebook founders and the office and the culture. Then right after that, he backed me to start Palantir with my roommate from Stanford.

I didn't build anything in social media, but I worked for Peter Thiel after PayPal. He had a global macro hedge fund, but he also was the first investor in Facebook at the time. I don't get any credit for that either, but I got to know really well the Facebook founders and the office and the culture. Then right after that, he backed me to start Palantir with my roommate from Stanford.