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"'''PayPal Mafia'''" adalah julukan untuk para mantan karyawan dan pendiri [[PayPal]] yang mendirikan dan mengembangkan sejumlah perusahaan teknologi<ref>{{cite web | url=http://projects.wsj.com/soty/mentor/david-sacks/david-sacks-drills-into-light-points-technology | title=David Sacks: Biography | publisher=Wall Street Journal online | accessdate=August 30, 2013 | author=Staff Writer | archive-date=2014-02-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222130226/http://projects.wsj.com/soty/mentor/david-sacks/david-sacks-drills-into-light-points-technology | dead-url=yes }}</ref> seperti [[Tesla Motors]], [[LinkedIn]], [[Matterport]], [[Palantir Technologies]], [[SpaceX]], [[YouTube]], [[Yelp]], dan [[Yammer]].<ref>{{cite news|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_13617121|title=PayPal finally poised to enter Web 2.0|author=Duke Harris|date=October 22, 2009}}</ref> Sebagian besar anggotanya pernah kuliah di [[Universitas Stanford]] atau [[Universitas Illinois di Urbana–Champaign]]. Sebagian lainnya juga pernah menuntut ilmu di [[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]] saat masih SMA. Tiga di antaranya, [[Peter Thiel]], [[Elon Musk]], dan [[Reid Hoffman]], menjelma menjadi miliarder.
== Sejarah ==
Pada awalnya, PayPal merupakan layanan transfer uang milik [[Confinity]]. Perusahaan tersebut diakuisisi oleh [[X.com]] pada tahun 1999. X.com kemudian berganti nama menjadi PayPal dan diakuisisi oleh [[eBay]] pada tahun 2002.<ref name=pays/><ref name=fortune>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/magazines/fortune/paypal_mafia.fortune/index.htm|title=Meet the PayPal mafia|date=November 26, 2007|last=O'Brien|first=Jeffrey M.|accessdate=December 4, 2009|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|publisher=CNN.com}}</ref> Karyawan-karyawan pertama PayPal tidak mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan budaya perusahaan eBay yang lebih tradisional. Dalam kurun empat tahun, semua kecuali 12 dari 50 karyawan pertama PayPal mengundurkan diri.<ref name=exodus/> Mereka masih menjalin hubungan sosial dan bisnis.<ref name=exodus/> Beberapa di antaranya lalu bekerja sama untuk mendirikan sejumlah perusahaan baru. Para alumni PayPal ini sangat mahir sampai-sampai muncul istilah "PayPal Mafia".<ref name=pays>{{Cite news|work=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/technology/17paypal.html?ei=5088&en=943bf3f552d09fb2&ex=1318737600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all|title=It Pays to Have Pals in Silicon Valley|author=Miguel Helft|date=October 17, 2006}}</ref> Istilah ini<ref name=fortune/><ref>{{cite news|work=Fortune|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=71077|title=Thiel, Levchin and the PayPal Mafia|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=2015-10-18|archive-date=2012-09-03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903231919/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=71077|dead-url=yes}}</ref> semakin dikenal luas setelah ''[[Fortune Magazine]]'' mencantumkannya di salah satu judul artikelnya pada tahun 2007; artikel tersebut menampilkan foto mantan karyawan PayPal berpakaian gangster.<ref name=fortune/><ref name=vw1/><ref name=vw2/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Valleywag|url=http://valleywag.gawker.com/315670/the-paypal-mafia-personified|title=The Paypal Mafia Personified|access-date=2015-10-18|archive-date=2009-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705143412/http://valleywag.gawker.com/315670/the-paypal-mafia-personified|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
== Warisan ==
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* [[Peter Thiel]], pendiri dan mantan CEO PayPal yang kadang dijuluki "bos geng" PayPal Mafia<ref name=exodus/>
* [[Max Levchin]], pendiri dan [[chief technology officer|CTO]] PayPal yang kadang dijuluki "penasihat" PayPal Mafia<ref name="fortune" /><ref name=Consigliere>{{cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Jeffrey M.|title=Meet the PayPal mafia|url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/magazines/fortune/paypal_mafia.fortune/|accessdate=August 13, 2013|newspaper=CNN Money|date=November 26, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Elon Musk]], pendiri X.com yang mengakuisisi perusahaan [[Confinity]]. Musk kelak mendirikan [[Tesla Motors]] dan [[SpaceX]], dan memegang jabatan ketua [[Solar City]]<ref name=pays/><ref name=vw2>{{cite news|publisher=Valleywag|title=Why Elon Musk isn't in Fortune's PayPal Mafia picture|url=http://valleywag.gawker.com/323910/why-elon-musk-isnt-in-fortunes-paypal-mafia-picture|access-date=2015-10-18|archive-date=2010-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223005822/http://valleywag.gawker.com/323910/why-elon-musk-isnt-in-fortunes-paypal-mafia-picture|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='PayPal Mafia' Gets Richer: Yelp and Facebook's IPOs will give another boost to Silicon Valley's influential PayPal alumni|author=Ari Levy|work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/paypal-mafia-gets-richer-02212012.html|date=February 21, 2012}}</ref>
* [[David O. Sacks]], mantan COO PayPal yang kelak mendirikan [[Geni.com]] dan [[Yammer]]<ref name=pays/>
* [[Scott Banister]], mantan CTO [[Ironport]] dan anggota dewan PayPal<ref>{{cite news|publisher=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/business/dealbook/the-paypal-mafias-golden-touch.html|date=April 2, 2015|author=David Gelles|title=The PayPal Mafia’s Golden Touch}}</ref>
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* [[David Gausebeck]], mantan arsitek teknis PayPal, pencipta uji Gausebeck-Levchin, pendiri Matterport Inc., perusahaan model 3D digital.<ref>matterport.com</ref>
* [[Reid Hoffman]], mantan wakil presiden eksekutif PayPal yang kemudian mendirikan [[LinkedIn]] dan menanamkan modal awal di [[Facebook]], [[Aviary (perangkat aplikasi)|Aviary]],<ref>{{cite news|work=Forbes|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/03/02/aviary-is-quietly-cornering-a-billion-dollar-market/|date=March 2, 2012|title=Aviary is Quietly Cornering a Billion-Dollar Market|author=J.J. Colao}}</ref> Friendster, [[Six Apart]], [[Zynga]], IronPort, [[Flickr]], [[Digg]], [[Grockit]], [[Ping.fm]], [[Nanosolar]], Care.com, [[Knewton]], [[Kongregate]], [[Last.fm]], [[Ning (situs web)|Ning]], dan [[Technorati]]<ref name=pays/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tagged.com/about/press/management.html |title=Tagged.com |publisher=Tagged.com |date= |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Greylock raises $575M fund, adds LinkedIn's Hoffman as partner|author=Scott Duke Harris|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=November 2, 2009|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13695888}}</ref>
* [[Ken Howery]], mantan CFO PayPal yang kemudian menjadi mitra di [[The Founders Fund]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foundersfund.com/team/ken-howery |title=Ken Howery « Founders Fund |publisher=Foundersfund.com |date= |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=2015-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811202155/http://www.foundersfund.com/team/ken-howery/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Chad Hurley]], mantan desainer web PayPal yang kemudian mendirikan [[YouTube]]<ref name=vw2/>
* [[Eric M. Jackson]], penulis buku ''[[The PayPal Wars]]'' yang kelak menjabat CEO [[WND Books]] dan mendirikan [[CapLinked]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://secure.caplinked.com/users/eric-jackson |title=Secure.caplinked.com |publisher=Secure.caplinked.com |date= |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=2011-07-08 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20110708115032/https://secure.caplinked.com/users/eric-jackson |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Jawed Karim]], mantan teknisi PayPal yang kemudian mendirikan [[YouTube]].<ref name=PayPalMafia/>
* Rod D. Martin, mantan penasihat khusus untuk CEO Peter Thiel yang berhasil mengakuisisi Galectin Therapeutics lewat perusahaannya, 10X Capital, pada tahun 2009. Ia mendirikan Advanced Search Laboratories pada tahun 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rod Martin|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/rod-martin/|website=Forbes.com|publisher=Forbes magazine|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref>
* [[Dave McClure]], mantan direktur pemasaran PayPal, investor [[super malaikat]] untuk perusahaan rintisan<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BusinessInsider|title=Where Are They Now? The PayPal "Mafia" Is More Powerful Than Ever|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-paypal-mafia-is-even-more-powerful-2011-11#dave-mcclure-has-come-into-prominence-as-one-of-the-valleys-most-active-and-vocal-angels-10}}</ref> dan pendiri [[500 Startups]] yang telah berinvestasi di lebih dari 500 perusahaan.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BusinessInsider|title=Dave McClure Hits 500|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/06/27/dave-mcclure-hits-500/}}</ref>
* [[Andrew McCormack]], pendiri Valar Ventures<ref name=PayPalMafia>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11106473/The-PayPal-Mafia-Who-are-they-and-where-are-Silicon-Valleys-richest-group-of-men-now.html|title = The PayPal Mafia: Who are they and where are Silicon Valley's richest group of men now?|publisher = [[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate = 2014-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valar.com/about |title=Andrew McCormack Partner |publisher=Valar.com |date= |accessdate=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=2014-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923090959/http://www.valar.com/about |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Luke Nosek]], pendiri dan mantan wakil presiden pemasaran dan strategi PayPal yang kelak menjadi mitra [[The Founders Fund]] bersama [[Peter Thiel]] and [[Ken Howery]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foundersfund.com/team/luke-nosek |title=Luke Nosek « Founders Fund |publisher=Foundersfund.com |date= |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=2013-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916210808/http://www.foundersfund.com/team/luke-nosek |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
* [[Jason Portnoy]], mantan wakil presiden perencanaan dan analisis keuangan PayPal yang kemudian menjadi CFO [[Clarium Capital]], CFO [[Palantir Technologies]], dan mitra pendiri Subtraction Capital.
* [[Keith Rabois]], mantan eksekutif PayPal yang kemudian bekerja di [[LinkedIn]], Slide, Square, dan Khosla Ventures, dan menanamkan modal di Tokbox, Xoom, Slide, LinkedIn, Geni, Room 9 Entertainment, YouTube, dan Yelp.<ref name=PayPalMafia/>
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* [[Premal Shah]], mantan manajer produk PayPal yang kemudian menjadi presiden pendiri [[Kiva.org]].<ref name=fortune/>
* [[Russel Simmons]], mantan teknisi PayPal yang kelak mendirikan [[Yelp Inc.]]<ref name=PayPalMafia/>
* [[Jeremy Stoppelman]], mantan wakil presiden teknologi PayPal yang kelak mendirikan Yelp Inc.<ref name=pays/><ref name=exodus>{{cite news|work=Fortune|url=http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/12/paypal-ebay-youtube_cx_rr_0712paypal.html|title=The PayPal Exodus|author=Rachel Rosmarin|date=July 12, 2006}}</ref><ref name=vw1>{{cite web|publisher=ValleyWag|url=http://valleywag.gawker.com/315778/more-paypal-mafia-mugshots|title=More PayPal Mafia Mugshots|access-date=2015-10-18|archive-date=2010-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218042004/http://valleywag.gawker.com/315778/more-paypal-mafia-mugshots|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|title=The Coffee Was Lousy. The Wait Was Long.|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/smallbusiness/21yelp.html|author=Dan Fost|date=May 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc2008046_819238.htm|date=April 7, 2008|title=Something to Yelp About|author=Sarah Lacy}}</ref>
* [[David Wallace]]{{dn|date=August 2015}}, mantan kepala layanan pelanggan PayPal yang kelak mendirikan [[Veritas Christian Academy]].{{cn|date=September 2015}}
* [[Yishan Wong]], mantan manajer teknik di PayPal yang kemudian bekerja di Facebook dan menjadi CEO [[reddit]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Quora|title=How did Yishan Wong get recruited to PayPal?|url=http://www.quora.com/How-did-Yishan-Wong-get-recruited-to-PayPal}}</ref>
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