If you’ve ever networked through LinkedIn, driven in a Tesla, or even watched a YouTube video, you have PayPal to thank. The founders of all these companies got their start when the internet was just taking off, at a fledgling payments startup. PayPal would become a defining tech company, with many of its breakthroughs becoming standard practices for a generation of startups. But these lessons were hard-won in the company’s chaotic start. The PayPal of today only exists because of how its team navigated early crucible moments, including a merger between enemies, a battle against fraud that resulted in security innovations still in use today, and a decision to pursue one of the most significant tech IPOs following the dot-com crash. Explore the inflection points that shaped a cornerstone of Silicon Valley.