Palantir Wiki (draft)

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U.S. Army​

Spoiler: U.S. Army

Spoiler: 250th Anniversary

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Spoiler: Sponsors

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America250 Foundation, the nonprofit organizing the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration, recently announced it received sponsorship commitments from:
-Stellantis North America (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram) ai tracking
-UFC cyborg recruiting
-Goldman Sachs ai finance
-BNY
-Wal-Mart tracking
-Lockheed Martin advanced tech
-Oracle advanced data
-Coinbase new financial enalavement
-Palantir new list
-Exiger
-Scott’s Miracle Gro spreading planting nano
-Phorm Energy advanced ai wwm
-The Coca-Cola Company nano beyond h20

Spoiler: U.S. Army

Spoiler: 250th Anniversary

Spoiler: Sponsors

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Revolving Doors​

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Palantir has been aggressively exerting it's influence in Washington, employing a calculated strategy reminiscent of Big Tech's lobbying efforts.

The company has significantly increased it's lobbying activities in recent years, recruiting former congressional & federal agency officials to bolster it's connections.

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Spoiler: Revolving Doors

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This extensive network aims to secure ongoing government contracts, particularly in defense and intelligence, as Palantir anticipates favorable conditions under a potential second Trump administration.

Their tactics include funding policy research and public commentary, all while operating largely out of the public eye, highlighting a calculated approach to embed itself within the U.S. defense sector.

Known for it's controversial ties to numerous governments & defense sectors, powerful globalist entities such as the UN, WEF, CFR, Bilderberg et al as well as it's staunchly pro-zionist stance, thus Palantir's active engagement in U.S. lobbying efforts should raise significant concerns regarding ethical implications of it's influence over public policy and furthermore it's true agenda.

As it stands, the company has adeptly utilized a combination of traditional lobbying and more subversive influence-building strategies to secure it's interests in the corridors of U.S. power.



Lobbying and Congressional Connections
Palantir has strategically employed lobbyists to forge connections with key congressional leaders and committees that are pivotal to it's business operations.

This approach is not merely transactional; it is a calculated effort to embed itself within the legislative framework that governs defense and technology sectors.

By establishing these relationships, Palantir ensures that it's interests are represented in discussions that shape policy decisions affecting it's bottom line.



The Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy and International Affairs
In 2023, Palantir launched the Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy and International Affairs, which was granted non-profit tax status in March 2024.

This foundation is presented as a non-partisan entity, yet it's activities suggest a more insidious agenda.

The foundation aims to sponsor academic research, fellowships, and conferences that align with Palantir's operational interests, particularly in national security.

It's inaugural Atlantic & Pacific Forum, held in May 2024, exemplifies this strategy.

The forum focused on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare, a subject that directly correlates with Palantir's product offerings.

This event featured prominent speakers with extensive backgrounds in defense technology, including Linda Lourie and Nina Kollars, both of whom have held significant positions within the U.S. government.

Their participation underscores the foundation's intent to create a network of influence that can shape policy discussions in favor of Palantir's objectives.



The Republic Journal and Echo Chamber Effect
The foundation also publishes a journal titled The Republic, which addresses technology and national security issues.

The first issue, released in July 2024, included an article by Palantir's Jacob Helberg, asserting that AI is crucial in the U.S.-China competition.

This publication serves as a platform for disseminating ideas that bolster Palantir's narrative and business interests, effectively creating an echo chamber that amplifies favorable perspectives on its technologies.



Fellowship Programs and Strategic Influence
The foundation's plans for fellowship programs further illustrate its strategy to influence government policy.

While details on these fellowships remain sparse, such initiatives have historically proven to be effective in placing individuals in positions of power where they can advocate for specific interests.

For instance, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's funding of a fellowship program that placed numerous fellows in the Biden administration highlights how these programs can intertwine personal financial interests with public policy.



Connections to Key Figures and Financial Interests
Palantir's lobbying efforts are also intertwined with influential figures in the tech and defense sectors.

Notably, both Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel are associated with America’s Frontier Fund (AFF), a nonprofit venture fund that invests in Palantir and other defense technology companies.

This relationship raises questions about the motivations behind their calls for increased government investment in AI research and development, particularly when such investments could directly benefit their financial interests.

Palantir Technologies' lobbying activities and influence strategies reveal a complex web of relationships and initiatives designed to advance its business interests under the guise of promoting national security and technological advancement.

By leveraging it's foundation, engaging in strategic partnerships, and funding academic discourse, Palantir is not merely participating in the political process; it is actively shaping it to align with it's corporate objectives.

This raises critical ethical questions about the intersection of private interests and public policy, particularly in areas as sensitive as national security and defense technology.

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Spoiler: U.S.A.

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Mike Gallagher

•Palantir Head of Defense.​

•Former US Rep (R-Wisc. 2017-2024).​

•Palantir head of defense (2024).​

•TitletownTech VC (Microsoft/2024).​

Machalagh Carr

•Palantir Head of Global Security.​

•Chief of staff to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.​

-wife of Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.​

Matthew Turpin

•Palantir Senior Advisor.​

•Served as the director of China for the National Security Council in the first Trump White House.​

•Senior China advisor to Trump’s then-commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross.​

•Hoover Institution.​

•Pentagon 2013–2017, advised the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on China issues.​

•Assisted with the Defense Innovation Initiative, a program aimed at developing technologies to sustain the U.S. military's competitive advantage.​

Wendell Richard 'Wendy' Anderson

•Palantir Executive.​

•Senior vice president of federal and national security.​

•Held a slew of top positions at the Defense Department during the Obama administration.​

•Including deputy chief of staff to then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.​

•Served as chief of staff to Obama’s commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker.​

•Worked as a staffer on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as a Democratic Senate aide.​

•Served as a member of the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption, which named Palantir as one of its corporate sponsors, advocated for reducing bureaucratic barriers and creating new incentives for tech companies to do business with the Pentagon.​

•Co-authored an op-ed with fellow Atlantic Council commissioner Michèle Flournoy pushing the Defense Department to more rapidly adopt software systems outside its traditional acquisition process.​

Alexander Alden

•Palantir recruit.​

•Veteran of the first Trump administration who joined Palantir in 2021.​

•Served as a special assistant at the Pentagon from 2017–2018 before becoming senior director on Trump’s National Security Council, responsible for emerging technologies and defense policy.​

•Later moved to the Trump State Department, where he was tasked with strengthening EU-U.S. relations while “countering Chinese regional influence.”​

Jamie M. Fly

•Palantir recruit.​

•Former aide to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s newly installed secretary of state.​

•Served as a foreign and national security affairs advisor to Rubio from 2013–2017 •Served in the George W. Bush administration at both the Pentagon and National Security Council.​

Geof Kahn

•Palantir recruit.​

•Central Intelligence Agency veteran who worked on the transition team for the first Trump administration, assisting then-Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) during his confirmation process to be CIA director.​

•Later served as senior adviser to Pompeo and the CIA’s chief operating officer.​

•Spent five years as policy director for the House Intelligence Committee from 2011–2017, including during the chairmanships of Republican Reps. Mike Rogers (Mich.) and Devin Nunes (Calif.).​

Greg Little

•Palantir Senior Counselor.​

•One of the first Pentagon officials to run CDAO.​

David Spirk

•Palantir Senior Counselor.​

•Served as chief data officer at the Pentagon and contributed to the creation of CDAO.​

Maura Thompson

•Palantir Deployment Strategist.​

•Held various logistics positions at CDAO and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.​

Trevor Austin

•CDAO Acting Chief Tech Officer.​

•Worked as a Palantir engineer early in his career.​

Will Thibeau

•Served as CDAO Policy Analyst.​

•Worked as deployment strategist at Palantir.​

Joseph Larson

•Served as CDAO Deputy Chief.​

•Headed AI policy and strategy at Palantir.​

•Joined the Pentagon in October 2016 as deputy chief of Project Maven.​

•Briefly worked for an AI startup after leaving the Pentagon and then took a job at Anduril.​

•Another turn of the revolving door brought him back to the Pentagon as chief of Project Maven and later as a deputy chief of the newly created CDAO.​

•He returned to Anduril as a senior vice president in March 2024.​

Allen Souza

•In-house lobbyist.​

•Employed by Palantir last year (2024).​

•Veteran Republican congressional aide who served as national security advisor to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).​

•Did a stint in the Trump National Security Council in 2020-21.​

•In May 2024, Souza returned to Congress as a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer and oversight counsel.​

Tyler Jensen

•Outside lobbyist.​

•Served as an aide to Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.) when Smith was lead Democrat on the House Armed Services committee.​

William Duhnke

•Outside lobbyist.​

•Was a longtime Republican staff director for Senate committees including Appropriations and Intelligence. (Following a stint as a lobbyist, Duhnke is now back in Congress as a senior policy advisor to Speaker Johnson.)​

Jacob Helberg

•State Dept. Economic and Trade Official.​

•Senior advisor to Palantir CEO Alex Karp.​

•Major Trump campaign donor.​

•Served on a congressional advisory panel that recommended the U.S. launch a “Manhattan Project-like” program to beat China on AI.​

Gregory Barbaccia

•Federal Chief Information Officer.​

•Former Palantir head of intelligence & investigations.​

Shyam Sankar

•Pentagon Research and Development.​

•Palantir's chief technology officer.​

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Bills Lobbied​

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Palantir Technologies has been involved in lobbying efforts related to various bills, including those focused on defense, national security, and technology regulation, lobbying on issues like IT acquisition reform, AI regulation, and the deployment of their software platforms.

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Spoiler: Bills Lobbied

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Defense and National Security
Palantir has a history of lobbying on defense-related bills, such as the National Defense Authorization Act, and has sought funding for software in supplemental funding bills related to Israel and Ukraine.


Technology and IT
They've lobbied on issues like IT acquisition reform, broader commercial item preferences, the regulation of AI and are linked to lobbying on bills such as the Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, among others.


Government Software
A significant aspect of Palantir's lobbying activities involves access to & deployment of their software platforms within both defense and civilian organizations.


UK Lobbying
In the UK, it has been reported that Palantir lobbied the disabilities minister to use their software to supposedly tackle benefits fraud, according to The Guardian.


Data Sources
Information on Palantir's lobbying activities can be found through resources like OpenSecrets.org, which tracks lobbying data, and through official lobbying disclosure forms.

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Spoiler: U.S.A.²⁰²⁴

H.R.6610 | Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 5

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H.R.8070 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 4

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H.R.2882 | Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 (aka: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2

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H.R.6126 | Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2

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S.2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2

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H.R.4366 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (aka: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 2

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H.R.815 | RELIEVE Act (aka: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes)
-Congress: 118
-Reports/Issues: 1

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Govt. Connections​

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Palantir is an official strategic partner of the WEF and active participant to the Agenda 2030 global governance initiatives so we should be concerned by the fact that associates of the Palantir Mafia & PayPal Mafia have been installed in key U.S. government roles.

In addition to Vance, Barbaccia, Musk or DOGE being stacked with Musk associates, the chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have also been replaced by Silicon Valley PP/P Mafia executives.

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Spoiler: Govt. Connections

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Spoiler: U.S.A.

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Spoiler: 1st Trump Cabinet

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President

•Donald J. Trump | 2017–2021​

•Sponsored bt Peter Theil​

Vice President

•Mike Pence | 2017–2021​

Secretary of State

•Rex Tillerson | 2017–2018​

•Mike Pompeo | 2018–2021​

Secretary of the Treasury

•Steven Mnuchin | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Defense

•Jim Mattis | 2017–2019​

•Mark Esper | 2019–2020​

•Christopher C. Miller (acting) | 2020–2021​

Attorney General

•Jeff Sessions | 2017–2018​

•William Barr | 2019–2020​

•Jeffrey A. Rosen (acting) | 2020–2021​

Secretary of the Interior

•Ryan Zinke | 2017–2019​

•David Bernhardt | 2019–2021​

Secretary of Agriculture

•Sonny Perdue | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Commerce

•Wilbur Ross | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Labor

•Alexander Acosta | 2017–2019​

•Eugene Scalia | 2019–2021​

Secretary of Health & Human Services

•Tom Price | 2017​

•Alex Azar | 2018–2021​

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

•Ben Carson | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Transportation

•Elaine Chao | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Energy

•Rick Perry | 2017–2019​

•Dan Brouillette | 2019–2021​

Secretary of Education

•Betsy DeVos | 2017–2021​

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

•David Shulkin | 2017–2018​

•Robert Wilkie | 2018–2021​

Secretary of Homeland Security

•John F. Kelly | 2017​

•Kirstjen Nielsen | 2017–2019​

•Chad Wolf (acting) | 2019–2021​

Admin of Environmental Protection Agency

•Scott Pruitt | 2017–2018​

•Andrew Wheeler | 2018–2021​

Director of Office of Management & Budget

•Mick Mulvaney | 2017–2020​

•Russell Vought | 2020–2021​

Director of National Intelligence

•Dan Coats | 2017–2019​

•John Ratcliffe | 2020–2021​

Director of Central Intelligence Agency

•Mike Pompeo | 2017–2018​

•Gina Haspel | 2018–2021​

United States Trade Representative

•Robert Lighthizer | 2017–2021​

Ambassador to the United Nations

•Nikki Haley | 2017–2018​

•Kelly Craft* | 2019–2021​

Admin of Small Business Administration

•Linda McMahon | 2017–2019​

•Jovita Carranza | 2020–2021​

Chief of Staff

•Reince Priebus | 2017​

•John F. Kelly | 2017–2019​

•Mark Meadows | 2020–2021​

*Lowered to non-cabinet position following Haley's exit in 2018

Spoiler: 2nd Trump Cabinet

President

•Donald J. Trump | 2025–present​

•Sponsored by Peter Theil​

Vice President

•JD Vance | 2025–present​

•Peter Theil acolyte​

Secretary of State

•Marco Rubio | 2025–present​

Secretary of the Treasury

•Scott Bessent | 2025–present​

Secretary of Defense

•Pete Hegseth | 2025–present​

Attorney General

•Pam Bondi | 2025–present​

Secretary of the Interior

•Doug Burgum | 2025–present​

Secretary of Agriculture

•Brooke Rollins | 2025–present​

Secretary of Commerce

•Howard Lutnick | 2025–present​

Secretary of Labor

•Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 2025–present​

Secretary of Health & Human Services

•Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2025–present​

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

•Scott Turner | 2025–present​

Secretary of Transportation

•Sean Duffy | 2025–present​

Secretary of Energy

•Chris Wright | 2025–present​

Secretary of Education

•Linda McMahon | 2025–present​

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

•Doug Collins | 2025–present​

Secretary of Homeland Security

•Kristi Noem | 2025–present​

Admin of Environmental Protection Agency

•Lee Zeldin | 2025–present​

Director of Office of Management & Budget

•Russell Vought | 2025–present​

Director of National Intelligence

•Tulsi Gabbard | 2025–present​

Director of Central Intelligence Agency

•John Ratcliffe | 2025–present​

United States Trade Representative

•Jamieson Greer | 2025–present​

Admin of Small Business Administration

•Kelly Loeffler | 2025–present​

Chief of Staff

•Susie Wiles | 2025–present​

OMB Federal Chief Information Officer

•Gregory Barbaccia | 2025–present​

•Formerly Palantir's head of intelligence & investigations.​

DOE Chief Information Officer

•Ryan Riedel | 2025–present​

•Formerly SpaceX lead network security engineer.​

OPM Chief Information Officer

•Greg Hogan | 2025–present​

•Formerly worked at Comma.AI.​

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David O. Sacks​

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Peter Theil's former college buddy and employee.

Trump’s AI and crypto czar.

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Spoiler: David Oliver Sacks

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born
-25 May 1972.
-Cape Town, South Africa.

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Education
-University of Chicago Law School (1994–1997).

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Spouse
-Jacqueline Tortorice (m. 2007).

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Books
-The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford.

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Children
-3.

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Citizenship
-South Africa.
--United States.

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Known for
-Former CEO of Zenefits.
--Former COO of PayPal
---Founding CEO of Yammer

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[Golbez]

As someone who has personal experience with No Such Agency, yes thank you Edward Snowden, we know. One problem at a time. Trump earned his votes by trying his best to keep us out of WW3. If Kamala won we'd all be dead right now.

 

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Although I'm more in a school of thought that liberty is simply what is granted to sailors on shore leave. True freedom is what is important.

 

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Shield AI​

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According to shield.ai: "As the global security environment shifts, the Indo-Pacific theater has emerged as a focal point for strategic competition and military innovation."

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Spoiler: Shield AI

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Cont. "With vast maritime territory, contested zones, and emerging peer threats, the region presents some of the most complex challenges for joint force commanders and decision-makers."

"In this new era, operational success depends not just on advanced platforms—but also on the ability to make sense of vast amounts of sensor data, coordinate across domains, and ultimately action against the adversary."

"At Shield AI, we are committed to building intelligent systems that enable this kind of decision dominance."

"Our autonomy stack, powered by the Hivemind SDK, is designed to integrate seamlessly with the broader defense ecosystem—ensuring that AI-enabled platforms don’t operate in isolation, but rather as part of a coherent kill web."

"Recent efforts have focused on enabling this kind of integration in mission environments representative of INDOPACOM—where small forward-operating teams need reliable, sovereign autonomy and full-spectrum interoperability with Command & Control (C2) platforms like Palantir’s. software."

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Spoiler: Use Case

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"A Mission-Ready Use Case: Maritime ISR and Target Development in the Western Pacific"

"Consider a scenario increasingly common in INDOPACOM: a gray-zone incursion by an unidentified maritime vessel, operating in contested waters near the Philippine archipelago."

"A U.S. partner nation or allied command post is monitoring the area using Palantir’s battle management suite—receiving feeds from distributed sensors and maintaining geospatial awareness over a designated maritime security zone."

"Upon detection of the vessel’s entry into this monitored zone, an adjacent SOF element—equipped with a Group 3 UAV, our Multi-INT V-BAT—launches to gain positive identification."

"Shield AI’s autonomy stack, Hivemind, powers the onboard intelligence, enabling the aircraft to operate in degraded GPS and comms environments, autonomously collect FMV and associated intelligence, and stream KLV metadata to ground systems in real time."

"The sensor data is ingested directly into the Palantir Platform, where it is fused, visualized, and flagged for analysis. From there, operators use Target Workbench to review and triage the contact—tagging it, assigning confidence, and collaborating with upper echelons on potential courses of action."

"Once a course is selected, Hivemind enables the rapid execution of that decision, transforming intelligence into action by directing autonomous systems to track, monitor, or strike as needed."

"This is not a futuristic concept."

"It’s a real, operationally relevant workflow that our teams at Shield AI and Palantir are enabling today—with fielded systems, mature autonomy, and extensible software frameworks that support rapid integration across the kill chain."

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Spoiler: Hivemind SDK

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"The Foundation: Hivemind SDK"

"The engine behind this capability is the Hivemind SDK—a platform-agnostic autonomy software development kit that provides developers with the libraries, simulation tools, integration scaffolds, and Verification & Validation workflows needed to build and deploy high-performance autonomy, at scale and rapid pace."

"Rather than developing autonomy from scratch for each platform or mission, the Hivemind SDK allows teams to reuse robust behaviors, build modular configurations, and accelerate timelines for fielding intelligent systems."

"It has been employed across a spectrum of platforms—from indoor quadcopters like Nova 2, a Group 1 aerial platform, to Group 3 UAVs like V-BAT, and up to jet-powered Group 5 aircraft like the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger."

"For customers in INDOPACOM and other theaters, the SDK’s value lies in its flexibility: the ability to tailor autonomy to platform-specific sensors, mission-specific workflows, and environment-specific constraints—without sacrificing rigor or traceability."

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Spoiler: Closing the Loop

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"Closing the Loop: C2 Interoperability with Palantir"

"Interoperability doesn’t end at the platform."

"To truly scale intelligent systems across the force, autonomy must plug into existing mission systems—providing shared context to human operators and enabling collaborative kill chains and rapid decision-making ability."

"That’s why Shield AI has partnered with Palantir to ensure that Hivemind-enabled platforms integrate cleanly with the company’s battle management software."

"Through joint integration efforts, we’ve ensured that systems like Gaia and the Maven Smart System can ingest real-time telemetry, display autonomy tasking in intuitive map-based UIs, and enable command elements to review, adjust, or prosecute targets using tools like Target Workbench."

"In the maritime, ISR real-world scenario described above, this interoperability is what closes the loop—from edge collection to cloud-based decision support."

"Autonomy and human decision-making, working together."

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Spoiler: Trusted Autonomy

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"Toward a Future of Integrated, Trusted Autonomy"

"As we look ahead, Shield AI is committed to fielding more integrated, more intelligent, and more adaptable autonomous systems—ones that can operate in denied environments, deliver mission-critical data to human operators, and support the joint forces’ evolving needs in high-stakes theaters like INDOPACOM."

"In an era where data makes decisions, our goal is to ensure that autonomous systems and their ecosystems can collect, process, and act on information faster and more effectively than ever before."

"The technology is here."

"The workflows are proven."

"And partnerships—like ours with Palantir—are accelerating what’s possible. In the coming years, as autonomous systems become more prevalent across sea, air, and land, one thing is clear: they must not be isolated."

"They must be part of a larger system-of-systems—synchronized with command-and-control platforms, verifiable through rigorous simulation and testing, and designed for the realities of tomorrow’s fight."

"That’s the vision we’re building and one we’re proud to bring to missions around the world."

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L3 Harris​

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According to washingtontechnology: "L3Harris Technologies and Palantir both like to wear – and also promote – how they are disruptors across the government and commercial landscapes."

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Spoiler: L3 Harris

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"The companies already work together on building prototypes for the Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node ground system to connect soldiers and sensors."

"Palantir is the prime contractor for TITAN and L3Harris is one of several subcontractors for that effort."

"It makes sense that L3Harris and Palantir have decided to publicize their partnership with a Thursday announcement, which says they will collaborate on AI technology development efforts and others aimed at pushing computing further out to the edge."

"After watching their joint appearance on CNBC Thursday to talk about the pact, it sounds like neither of the companies’ chief executives want the arrangement to be viewed strictly through the lens of defense.

“We want to bring innovation to America commercially,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told host Morgan Brennan:"

“One of the things about (L3Harris)... one of the things that unifies us, is we're not really defense integrators, we're commercial companies that are patriotic.”

"The way Palantir sees the world, its software and business model should be seen as one-and-the-same."

"Palantir positions itself as an alternative to the normal ways of how U.S. government agencies buy and implement software."

"Reaching into the commercial tech ecosystem that includes Palantir is a significant feature of how L3Harris seeks to be the defense sector’s “Trusted Disruptor,” in its words."

"Software advancements are certainly disrupting just about every industry, not just defense, so moving quickly on the digital front is no longer nice-to-do but necessary now."

"For his part, L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik leaned on the phrase “Arsenal of Democracy” to describe where the industrial base once was and where he sees it going."

"Victory in World War II required government and industry to build tens of thousands of planes, tanks and ships."

“The future of warfare and the future arsenal democracy is not more platforms, not more planes, ships and tanks."

"It's the convergence of our leading-edge hardware software and AI,” Kubasik said."

"Also consider how Kubasik described the TITAN program. Palantir is taking a blended approach to system development and deployment."

“They're leading this, we're providing all the resilient comms, all the communication architecture, the communication hardware,” Kubasik said."

"Internally at L3Harris, Palantir’s artificial intelligence tools are in use for digital transformation and other efficiency initiatives."

"Palantir leaders have previously described large defense industrial base companies like L3Harris as a customer base."

"The companies also have integrated L3Harris’ WESCAM MX-20 EO/IR system with Palantir’s Sensor Inference Platform for a live fly test to look at how edge AI could aid in target detection."

"Now it’s all about showing U.S. government customers more of what can be done for them."

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OpenAI​

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OpenAI has launched OpenAI for Government, a new initiative that integrates their AI tools with Palantir's U.S. government operating systems.

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Spoiler: OpenAI

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According to OpenAI: "We're supporting the U.S. government's efforts in adopting best-in-class technology and deploying these tools in service of the public good."

"Our goal is to unlock AI solutions that enhance the capabilities of government workers, help them cut down on the red tape and paperwork, and let them do more of what they come to work each day to do: serve the American people."

"OpenAI for Government consolidates our existing efforts to provide our technology to the U.S. government—including previously announced customers and partnerships as well as our ChatGPT Gov⁠ product—under one umbrella as we expand this work."

"Our established collaborations with the U.S. National Labs⁠, the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, NIH, and the Treasury will all be brought under OpenAI for Government."

"Through OpenAI for Government, we are offering U.S. federal, state, and local governments access to:"

-"Our most capable models within secure and compliant environments, including through ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Gov"

-"Custom models for national security, offered on a limited basis"

-"Hands-on support"

-"Insight into what's coming next so government customers can plan ahead and anticipate new ways to apply our tools to their most important work"

"We are proud to share that our first partnership under this new OpenAI for Government initiative will be a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Defense through their Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)."

"This contract, with a $200 million ceiling, will bring OpenAI’s industry-leading expertise to help the Defense Department identify and prototype how frontier AI can transform its administrative operations, from improving how service members and their families get health care, to streamlining how they look at program and acquisition data, to supporting proactive cyber defense."

"All use cases must be consistent with OpenAI's usage policies and guidelines."

"Across these efforts, we’re aiming to improve both the day-to-day experience of public service and to help government employees feel more empowered, more efficient, and more supported in their critical missions."

"We are already seeing how OpenAI can help public servants at the state level spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time on high-impact work."

"For example, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employees participating in an OpenAI pilot program⁠(opens in a new window) found ChatGPT helped reduce the time spent on routine tasks by about 105 minutes per day."

"And, at the federal level, we’re already seeing how it can improve the quality of services delivered."

"At Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Sandia National Labs we are deploying OpenAI models to accelerate scientific research, bolster national security readiness, and drive public sector innovation."

"We are just getting started, and we look forward to helping U.S. government leaders harness AI to better serve the public."

"We are committed to working in close partnership with agencies, advancing their missions with powerful tools that are safe, and secure."

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Spoiler: Occult symbology

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If we start with the stock OpenAI logo;

And overlay it with a mirrored copy of the same logo;

As we can see, this results with at least 2 stars of Remphan/Chiun. One in the center and a second slightly rounded larger one.

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Spoiler: Star of Remphan/Chiun

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-Is formed of two overlapping equilateral triangles, arranged so that the star has six small triangular points around a central hexagon and is used on the flag of Israel which they falsely claim to be the 'star of David' (*aka: 'magen David', 'shield of David').

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Spoiler: Star of Remphan/Chiun

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-The 'star of Remphan/Chiun' is the symbol of the ancient Babylonian Saturn cult, which has basically co-optated judaism, chistianity and islam.

-The 'star of Remphan/Chiun' also forms geometric cubes, aka: 'Metatron's Cube'.

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Spoiler: Metatron's Cube

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[TheFiend]

Tiberius/Warp Speed​

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Palantir's Tiberius system was developed to manage production, delivery & administration of covaids clotshots during the covaids psyop, but has since expanded to alao include data on therapeutics & at-home test kits.

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Spoiler: Tiberius/Warp Speed

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Spoiler: Profile

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2010 (to 2021)
-CDC creates DCIPHER

Spoiler: CDC?

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The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is one of the 11 operating divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Spoiler: DCIPHER?

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DCIPHER stands for "Data Collection, Integration, and Public Health Emergency Response."

It was developed as a solution for the CDC to manage public health data.

The CDC awarded approximately $19 million in contracts from 2010 to 2021 to develop, operate, and maintain DCIPHER.

This funding raises questions about the efficiency and necessity of such a significant investment over a decade.

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2020
-HHS & CDC create HHS Protect (Palantir).

Spoiler: HHS?

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the US federal government created to protect the health of the US people and providing essential human services.

Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".

Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

Within HHS is a collection of agencies and offices that fall under the Public Health Service.

The current operating agencies that are part of PHS are:
-NIH (National Institutes of Health).
-CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
-IHS (Indian Health Service).
-FDA (Food and Drug Administration).
-ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry).
-HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration).
-AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).
-SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin).
-ASPR (Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response).
-ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health).
-OASH (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health).
--Office of the Surgeon General.
-Office of Global Affairs.

*Note:
2025 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reorganization

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Spoiler: HHS Protect?

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HHS Protect is a data integration and analytics platform created by the HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) in collaboration with the CDC.

It was designed to provide situational awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By March 2020, HHS Protect was managing approximately 1 petabyte of data, which included critical information on COVID-19 cases, deaths, and resource planning.

This raises concerns about data privacy and the extent of government surveillance.

In 2022, the contract for HHS Protect was transferred from HHS to the CDC, suggesting a consolidation of power and control over public health data.

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-Palantir launches Tiberius.

Spoiler: Tiberius?

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Tiberius manages over 500 terabytes of data, which raises questions about the security and ethical implications of handling such vast amounts of sensitive health information.

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2022
-HHS transfers HHS Protect contract to the CDC.

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Spoiler: Interconnected Systems

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Over 12 years, HHS developed three distinct systems (DCIPHER, HHS Protect, and Tiberius) that all appear to serve similar purposes related to data management.

All three systems are fundamentally built on Palantir's technology, suggesting a lack of innovation and reliance on a single vendor.

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Spoiler: Value Added Reseller

All three systems were contracted through i3 Federal LLC, a "value added reseller," which raises suspicions about the motivations behind these contracts and whether they serve the public interest or corporate interests.

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Spoiler: Consolidation of Contracts

HHS decided to combine the contracts for these systems and bid them as a task order under the NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement) GWAC (Government-Wide Acquisition Contract) as an SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) set-aside.

This process raises questions about transparency and fairness in government contracting.

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Spoiler: Brand-Name Justification

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The government provided a brand-name justification for Palantir, which is a common practice in federal contracting.

However, this raises concerns about the lack of competition and the potential for favoritism towards a single vendor.

The evolution of these systems from DCIPHER to HHS Protect and Tiberius suggests a troubling trend of increasing reliance on a single technology provider, Palantir.

The consolidation of contracts and the opaque nature of government procurement processes warrant scrutiny.

Are these systems truly serving the public good, or are they part of a larger agenda?

The connections between these systems and the significant data they manage raise critical questions about privacy, security, and the role of technology in
public health.

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Spoiler: Operation Warp Speed

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Pre-Pandemic Context
-The U.S. federal bureaucracy is typically slow and cumbersome, known for its lengthy processes and red tape.

-The COVID-19 psyop presented an unprecedented challenge, prompting a rapid response that seemed out of character for government operations.

Operation Warp Speed Initiation
-In May 2020, President Trump announced the intent to create a COVID-19 vaccine at an accelerated pace, leading to the establishment of Operation Warp Speed.

-Eric Hargan, then deputy secretary of HHS, noted that this initiative was marked by an unusual level of autonomy granted to HHS, allowing for swift decision-making without the usual bureaucratic delays.

Collaboration with Private Sector
-HHS strategically partnered with pharmaceutical companies and logistics experts, such as UPS and Palantir Technologies to expedite vaccine development and distribution.

-This collaboration raises questions about the influence of private interests in public health decisions and the potential prioritization of profit over public welfare.

Telehealth Expansion
-The pandemic catalyzed the rapid expansion of telehealth services, which Hargan described as a "silver lining."

-While this innovation improved access to healthcare, one might wonder if the sudden shift was a premeditated move to further entrench technology companies in the healthcare sector.

Introduction of Tiberius
-Tiberius, a software platform developed specifically for Operation Warp Speed, was designed to manage the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

-The platform integrates data from various sources, including the U.S. Census and commercial logistics, to optimize vaccine allocation and administration.

Data Handling and Privacy Concerns
-Tiberius processes de-identified data, ostensibly to protect personal information.

-However, the reliance on data analytics raises concerns about surveillance and the potential misuse of health data.

Vaccine Distribution Mechanics
-Jurisdictions across the U.S. utilize Tiberius to determine vaccine distribution based on population demographics and federal guidelines.

-The algorithm-driven approach to vaccine allocation may lead to questions about equity and transparency in how decisions are made.

Palantir's Warp Speed Initiative
-In 2024 Palantir Technologies launched it's Warp Speed initiative to enhance manufacturing capabilities through AI, partnering with industry leaders like Anduril Industries and Panasonic.

-This initiative suggests a deeper integration of technology in manufacturing processes, potentially leading to increased control over production and supply chains.

Cohort Members and Their Applications
-Each cohort member, such as Shield AI and L3Harris, utilizes Warp Speed to improve operational efficiency and responsiveness in manufacturing.

-The focus on defense applications raises suspicions about the dual-use nature of technologies developed under the guise of public health initiatives.

The uncharacteristically expedient response to the COVID-19 psyop, characterized by the collaboration between government and private sectors, raises critical questions about the motivations behind these actions.

While the efficiency of Operation Warp Speed and the introduction of Tiberius may appear beneficial, one must consider the broader implications of such rapid changes in public health policy and the potential for increased corporate influence over government decisions.

While the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 psyop showcased an unprecedented level of agility, it also invites scrutiny regarding the underlying motivations and the long-term consequences of such a swift transformation in public health and manufacturing sectors.

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[TheFiend]

Mosaic​

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Mosaic is a strategic finance platform designed for agile planning, real-time reporting, and in-depth analysis, particularly for fast-growing companies.

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Spoiler: Mosaic

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It acts as a central hub, consolidating data from various systems like ERP, CRM, HRIS, and billing systems, to provide a single source of truth for the business, enabling better decision-making by aligning teams and facilitating more accurate forecasting.

Agile Planning

•To help businesses adapt quickly to changing market conditions by enabling them to create and compare multiple "what-if" scenarios, stress-test assumptions, and visualize the impact of changes in real-time.​

Real-time Reporting

•Providing a centralized view of key performance indicators, allowing teams to track performance against forecasts and identify variances quickly.​

Deep Analysis

•Offering a wide range of out-of-the-box metrics and prebuilt dashboards, enabling users to analyze performance across various areas of the business.​

Data Integration

•Connecting with a variety of business systems, automating data collection and eliminating the need for manual data entry and manipulation.​

Collaboration

•Facilitating collaboration between different teams by enabling them to share data, assumptions, and analysis within the platform.​

Financial Modeling

•Providing tools for building dynamic cash flow projections, forecasting potential outcomes based on custom inputs and projected growth strategies.​

AI-Driven Decision Making

•Mosaic is moving towards incorporating AI to further enhance its financial decision-making capabilities.​

In essence, Mosaic aims to empower finance teams to move from a reactive, data-wrangling role to a proactive, strategic role focused on future planning and growth.

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Spoiler: Timeline

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2012
Mosaic's founders initially met up in 2012 while working for Palatir Technologies leading the Finance team.
-Bijan Moallemi (Mosaic Chief Executive Officer).
-Joe Garafalo (Mosaic Chief Operating Officer).
-Brian Campbell (Mosaic Co-founder).

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2019
Mosaic founded.

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2020
Series A.
-General Catalyst.
--$18,500,000

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2021
San Diego office established.

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2022
Series B.
-Founders Fund.
-General Catalyst.
-XYZ Venture Capital.
-Fifth Down Capital
-Friends & Family Capital.
--$25,000,000

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2023
Series C.
-Mosaic.
--$26,000,000

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2025
Mosaic acquired by HiBob.

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Spoiler: Personnel

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Spoiler: Bijan Moallemi

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Bijan Moallemi
-Chief Executive Officer.

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Spoiler: Joe Garafalo

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Joe Garafalo
-Chief Operating Officer.

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Spoiler: Brian Campbell

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Brian Campbell
-Co-founder.

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Spoiler: Steve Groccia

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Steve Groccia
-Head of Customer Success.

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Spoiler: Carissa Cecil

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Carissa Cecil
-Head of Engineering.

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Spoiler: Kate Beuker

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Kate Bueker
-CFO Hubspot.

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Spoiler: Alan Black

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Alan Black
-Former CFO Zendesk.

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Spoiler: Paul Lyandres

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Paul Lyandres
-CFO Procore.

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Spoiler: Russ Jones

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Russ Jones
-Former CFO Shopify.

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Spoiler: Ron Gill

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Ron Gill
-Former CFO Netsuite.

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Spoiler: Colin Anderson

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Colin Anderson
-Former CFO Palantir.

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Spoiler: Ken Goldman

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Ken Goldman
-Former CFO Yahoo.

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[TheFiend]

SpaceX​

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An American space technology company, founded by PayPal Mafia's Elon Musk, headquartered at the Starbase development site in Texas.

The company, working closely with NASA & the U.S. Armed Forces, has made numerous advances in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight & satellite constellation technologies.

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Spoiler: SpaceX

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Spoiler: Profile

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Company Name

•Space Exploration Technologies Corp​

Founded

•March 14, 2002, by Elon Musk in El Segundo, California, U.S.​

Headquarters

•SpaceX Starbase, Starbase, Texas, U.S.​

Company Type

•Private​

Industry

•Space​

•Telecommunications​

Key People

•Elon Musk (CEO, Chair & CTO)​

•Gwynne Shotwell (President & COO)​

Products

•Launch vehicles (e.g., Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy)​

•Dragon capsules (e.g., Dragon 1, Dragon 2)​

•Starshield (military satellite system)​

Revenue

•Approx $4.6 billion (2022)​

Net Income

•Negative $559 million (2022)​

Ownership

•Elon Musk​

•42% equity and 79% voting control​

Number of Employees

•Over 13,000 (as of September 2023)​

Subsidiaries

•Starlink (internet satellite constellation).​

•Swarm Technologies​

•Pioneer Aerospace​

Website

•spacex.com​

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Spoiler: Key Milestones

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2008
-Falcon 1 successfully launched into orbit after three attempts.

2012
-Completed all Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) test flights and began resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

2015
-First successful landing of Falcon 9 first stage.

2017
-First re-launch of a Falcon 9 first stage.

2018
-Falcon Heavy launched, built from three Falcon 9 boosters.

2025
-Falcon 9 rockets have achieved over 450 landings and re-flights, with a launch cadence of 1-3 times per week.
Strategic Developments:

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Starlink
-Launched in 2019, became a significant revenue source for SpaceX.

Dragon 2
-Operational for crewed missions for NASA and private entities since 2020.

Starship
-Currently in development, aims to be the largest and fully reusable launch vehicle.

Polaris Program
-Developing space suits and astronauts for future missions.

NASA's Artemis Program
-Developing human landers for lunar missions.

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[TheFiend]

Max Levchin​

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Ukrainian-American software engineer, businessman and PayPal Mafia co-founder.

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Spoiler: Max Levchin

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Levchin made contributions to PayPal's anti-fraud efforts and was the co-creator of the Gausebeck-Levchin test, one of the first commercial implementations of a CAPTCHA challenge response human test.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Americanized Name/Pseudonym
-Max Levchin.

Birth Name
-Maksymilian Rafailovych Levchyn.

Born
-July 11, 1975.
--Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
---now Kyiv, Ukraine.

Jew
-Yes

Zionized
-Yes

Education
-Mather High School.
-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS)

Occupations
-Co-founder of SponsorNet News Media.
-Co-founded Slide.com.
-Co-founded HVF.
-Co-founder & CEO of Affirm.
-Co-founder & former CTO of PayPal.
-Investor/Shareholder at Yelp.
-Producer for the movie: Thank You for Smoking.
-Co-created Gausebeck-Levchin test.

Spouse
-Nellie Minkova (m. 2008)

Children
-2

Website
-www.levchin.com

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Spoiler: Timeline

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1995
-Levchin, alongside fellow University of Illinois students Luke Nosek and Scott Banister, founded SponsorNet New Media.

1998
-Levchin partnered with Peter Thiel to establish Fieldlink, a security company aimed at enabling encrypted data storage on PalmPilots and other PDAs.

1999
-The company rebranded to Confinity, pivoting towards a payment product that would later become known as PayPal.

2000
-Confinity merged with X.com, an online banking company founded by Elon Musk, further solidifying its position in the digital payment space.

2001
-The company officially adopted the name PayPal, aligning its identity with its primary product.

2002
-PayPal, Inc. went public, marking a significant milestone in its growth trajectory.

-eBay acquired PayPal for approximately $1.5 billion, with Levchin's 2.3% stake valued at around $34 million.

-Levchin is recognized for his pivotal role in PayPal's anti-fraud initiatives and co-created the Gausebeck-Levchin test, an early CAPTCHA implementation.

-Levchin was named one of the top 100 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review and received the Innovator of the Year award.

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[NotoriousOutlawRecords]

Spoiler

my brain sort of steals info, stores it & then recalls on it faster and way better than gpt



update need more input!

 

[NotoriousOutlawRecords]

Mosaic
Strategic Finance Platform​

Spoiler: Mosaic

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Spoiler: Timeline

2012
Mosaic's founders initially met up in 2012 while working for Palatir Technologies leading the Finance team.
-Bijan Moallemi (Mosaic Chief Executive Officer).
-Joe Garafalo (Mosaic Chief Operating Officer).
-Brian Campbell (Mosaic Co-founder).

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2019
Mosaic founded.

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2020
Series A.
-General Catalyst.
--$18,500,000

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2021
San Diego office established.

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2022
Series B.
-Founders Fund.
-General Catalyst.
-XYZ Venture Capital.
-Fifth Down Capital
-Friends & Family Capital.
--$25,000,000

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2023
Series C.
-Mosaic.
--$26,000,000

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2025
Mosaic acquired by HiBob.

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Spoiler: Personnel

Spoiler: Bijan Moallemi

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Bijan Moallemi
-Chief Executive Officer.

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Joe Garafalo
-Chief Operating Officer.

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Brian Campbell
-Co-founder.

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Steve Groccia
-Head of Customer Success.

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Spoiler: Carissa Cecil

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Carissa Cecil
-Head of Engineering.

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Spoiler: Kate Beuker

Kate Bueker
-CFO Hubspot.

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Spoiler: Alan Black

Alan Black
-Former CFO Zendesk.

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Spoiler: Paul Lyandres

Paul Lyandres
-CFO Procore.

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Spoiler: Russ Jones

Russ Jones
-Former CFO Shopify.

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Spoiler: Ron Gill

Ron Gill
-Former CFO Netsuite.

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Spoiler: Colin Anderson

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Colin Anderson
-Former CFO Palantir.

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Spoiler: Ken Goldman

Ken Goldman
-Former CFO Yahoo.

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Now we're smoken

Spoiler

 

[TheFiend]

Luke Nosek​

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Polish-American-French entrepreneur, venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal/PayPal Mafia.

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Spoiler: Luke Nosek

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Spoiler: Profile

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Ameticanized Name/Pseudonym

•Luke Nosek​

Birth Name

•Łukasz Nosek​

Born

•June 1, 1975, in Tarnów, Poland​

Jew

•Yes (Source)​

Zionized

•​

Education

•University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA)​

Occupations

•Co-founder SponsorNet New Media, Inc.​

•Worked for Netscape​

•Co-founder PayPal​

•Co-founder Founders Fund​

•Co-founder Gigafund​

•SpaceX investor​

•ResearchGate Board member​

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[TheFiend]

Methuselah Foundation​

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An American-based global non-profit with a declared mission to "make 90 the new 50 by 2030" by supporting tissue engineering & regenerative medicine therapies.

Peter Thiel pledged $3.5 million to Methuselah Foundation and the SENS programs in 2006 "to support scientific research into the alleviation and eventual reversal of the debilities caused by aging".

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Spoiler: Methuselah Foundation

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Spoiler: Profile

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Type

•Non-profit organization (501(c)(3))​

Location

•Springfield, Virginia, U.S.​

Founded

•2001​

Founder

•David Gobel​

Co-founders

•Aubrey de Grey​

•Dane Gobel​

Current CEO

•David Gobel​

Website

•www.mfoundation.org​

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Rebranded

•In 2003, the organization was renamed to Methuselah Foundation, inspired by Methuselah, the biblical figure known for his long lifespan of 969 years.​

First Award

•The first Methuselah Mouse Prize was awarded in 2003 to Andrej Bartke for research on long-lived mice.​

Public Perception

•The Foundation has played a significant role in changing the perception of longevity research from a niche interest to a mainstream scientific field, contributing to a $7 trillion marketplace.​

Life Extension

•Research and development aimed at extending human lifespan.​

Rejuvenation

•Strategies to restore youthful function to aging bodies.​

Tissue Engineering

•Development of technologies for creating replacement tissues and organs.​

Funding

•Provides research grants and fiscal sponsorship for aligned projects.​

Challenges and Prizes

•Offers inducement prizes for achieving specific scientific breakthroughs.​

Investments

•Incubates and invests in early-stage life science companies.​

New Parts for People

•Promotes technologies for creating replacement organs and tissues.​

Get the Crud Out

•Focuses on clearing harmful cellular byproducts from the body.​

Renew the Rivers

•Aims to restore the effectiveness of nervous and circulatory systems.​

Debug the Code

•Seeks to repair DNA and RNA damage associated with aging.​

Restock the Shelves

•Provides tools for older bodies to rebuild and protect against cellular decline.​

Lust for Life

•Addresses emotional and sensory decline in aging, promoting a desire for life extension.​

Rebuild the Walls

•Develops technologies to restore the integrity of skin and cellular barriers affected by aging.​

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[TheFiend]

Oracle​

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An American multinational computer tech company co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison and the fourth-largest software company in the world by market capitalization as of 2025, following Microsoft, Apple & Alphabet.

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Spoiler: Oracle

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Oracle is teaming up with Palantir on secure cloud and AI solutions aimed at governments & businesses globally.

The companies will be combining Oracle's distributed cloud and AI infrastructure with Palantir's AI and decision acceleration platforms.

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Transition to OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)

•Palantir is migrating its Foundry workloads to OCI.​

•Palantir's Gotham and AI Platforms will become deployable across various OCI environments, including:​

•Public cloud regions​

•OCI Dedicated Regions​

•Oracle Alloy​

•Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud​

•Oracle Government Cloud​

•Oracle Roving Edge​

•Air-gapped regions for defense and intelligence customers​

Benefits of the Partnership

•The collaboration aims to provide organizations with cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities while adhering to sovereignty and security standards.​

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•Both Palantir and Oracle will jointly sell and support these services.​

Palantir's Expertise in AI

•Oracle's experience with defense and intelligence sectors will facilitate Palantir's integration of large language model (LLM) capabilities into these fields.​

Oracle's Cloud Expansion

•In late 2022, Oracle announced plans to expand 66 existing cloud data centers and construct 100 new ones.​

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•The company typically leases space from third-party providers for its cloud infrastructure.​

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[TheFiend]

Reid Hoffman​

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An American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, author and co-founder of PayPal/PayPal Mafia.

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Spoiler: Reid Garret Hoffman

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Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking.

He is also chairman of venture capital firm Village Global, a co-founder of Inflection AI, a co-founder of Manas AI, and a board member at Arc Institute.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•August 5, 1967, in Palo Alto, California, U.S.​

Jew

•Possibly​

•Polish/German ancestry.​

•Warsaw​

Zionized

•Yes​

•Mystical atheist​

Father

•William Parker Hoffman, Jr.​

Mother

•Deanna Ruth (Rutter)​

Epstein Association

•Yes.​

•Spent weekend at Epstein Island (2014)​

•Hosted dinner event attended by Epstein.​

Education

•Stanford University (BS)​

•Wolfson College, Oxford (MS)​

Occupations

•Internet entrepreneur​

•Venture capitalist​

•Author​

•Co-founder of Manas AI​

•Co-founder of LinkedIn​

•Co-founding of Inflection AI​

•Co-founder of PayPal​

•VC partner at Greylock​

•Board member at Microsoft​

•Board member at Arc Institute​

•Member of Bilderberg Group​

•Member of Council on Foreign Relations​

•Board member at Berggruen Institute​

•Board memver at Lever for Change​

•Board member at Opportunity@Work​

•Board member at Kiva.org​

•Board member at Endeavor Global​

•Board member at New America​

•Served advisory council MIT Media Lab​

•Served advisory board chair QuestBridge​

•Board member at Stanford Institute (HAI)​

•Co-founder FWD.us (Pro-immigration lobby)​

Spouse

•Michelle Yee (m. 2004)​

Website

•reidhoffman.org​

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[TheFiend]

Ken Howery​

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An American entrepreneur, diplomat, co-founder of PayPal/PayPal Mafia, Founders Fund and WEF Young Global Leader.

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Spoiler: Ken Alan Howery

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•November 4, 1975​

Jew

•Unknown​

Zionized

•Possibly atheism​

Education

•Stanford University (BA)​

Occupations

•Entrepreneur​

•Diplomat​

•Co-founder & CFO at PayPal​

•Co-founder & partner at Founders Fund​

•VP at Clarium Capital​

•Dir. Corp. Dev. eBay (til 2003)​

•US Ambassador to Denmark​

•US Ambassador to Sweden​

•WEF Young Global Leader​

•Member of Selection Committee for the WEF Technology Pioneers Program.​

•Co-founder of America PAC​

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[TheFiend]

America PAC​

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A super PAC (political action committee) created & sponsored by PayPal/PayPal Mafia co-founder Elon Musk with backing of a number of prominent tech businessmen such as Palantir Mafia's Joe Lonsdale & PayPal Mafia's Ken Howery, to support Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

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Spoiler: America PAC

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Spoiler: Profile

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Founded

•July 2024​

Founder

•Elon Musk​

Legal status

•Super PAC​

Website

•theamericapac.org​

Backers include

•Elon Musk (PayPal)​

•Douglas Leone​

•Joe Lonsdale (Palantir)​

•Tyler Winklevoss​

•Cameron Winklevoss​

•Ken Howery (PayPal)​

•Shaun Maguire (Sequoia)​

•Antonio Gracias (SpaceX)​

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(....work in progress....)​

 

[TheFiend]

Yu Pan​

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A Chinese-American engineer, entrepreneur, co-founder of PayPal/PayPal Mafia and the first employee at YouTube, as an early software engineer.

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Spoiler: Yu Pan

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•China​

Education

•University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS)​

Jew

•Unlikely​

Zionized

•Possibly​

Occupations

•Engineer​

•Entrepreneur​

•Co-founder of Kiwi Crate​

•Co-founder of PayPal​

•First employee at YouTube​

•Google employee​

•Origin Protocol engineer​

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In 2007, gained an Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy Alumni Award, listed as a notable alumnus alongside technology entrepreneurs Steve Chen, Ramez Naam, Russel Simmons, and Sam Yagan.

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[TheFiend]

Russell Simmons​

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An American businessman, software tech, co-founder of Yelp, Inc. with Jeremy Stoppelman and co-founder of PayPal/PayPal Mafia.

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Spoiler: Russell Simmons

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•United States​

Education

•University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA)​

Jew

•Unknown​

Zionized

•Unknown​

Occupations

•Businessman​

•Founder of Learnirvana​

•Co-founder of Yelp & CTO 2004—2010​

•Co-founder of PayPal.​

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[TheFiend]

William 'Bill' H. Harris​

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Venture Capitalist, businessman, founder of Personal Capital, Evergreen Money and former CEO of PayPal.

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Spoiler: William 'Bill' H. Harris

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Spoiler: Profile

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Jew

•​

Zionized

•​

Occupations

•Former CEO at TurboTax​

•Former CEO at PayPal​

•Founder of Personal Capital​

•Founder of Evergreen Money​

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[TheFiend]

Harris Fricker​

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Canadian banking executive and co-founder of X.com.

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Spoiler: Harris Fricker

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X.com had three other co-founders, the most high-profile being Harris Fricker, a Canadian bank executive who left his $1 million-a-year job to join Musk.

Apparently Fricker found it impossible to work with Musk due to their differing approaches.

Fricker wanted a regulated and productized build, while Musk's vision was to build everything quickly, less concerned with regulation.

Fricker, with a background in banking, understood the importance of regulation, but Musk's grand vision allowed him to push ahead without worrying about what he considered to be minor details.

Musk was very much of the time when internet companies built quickly and then worried about the bugs and repercussions later, a precursor to Zuckerberg's famous saying, "Move fast and break things."

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•Canada​

Jew

•​

Zionized

•​

Occupations

•Canadian banker​

•Co-founder of X.com​

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[TheFiend]

Christopher Payne​

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Entrepreneur, businessmen, banker and co-founder of X.com.

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Spoiler: Christopher Payne

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Mr. Payne is the founder and managing partner of Hawthorne Equity Partners, prior to which he was a Managing Director within the Merchant Banking Group of CIBC, as well as an entrepreneur working with a group of investors and executives in Silicon Valley on the formation of a business that ultimately became PayPal.

He also worked at BMO Nesbitt Burns in M&A and later helped start BMO Nesbitt Burns Equity Partners, a North American mid-market focused merchant bank and holds an Honour’s Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Queen’s University and an MBA from The Wharton School.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•​

Jew

•​

Zionized

•​

Education

•Queens University.​

•The Wharton School.​

Occupations

•Entreprenuer.​

•Founder Hawthorne Equity Partners.​

•Man. Dir. Merchant Banking Group CIBC.​

•Co-founder of X.com.​

•Co-founder BMO Nesbit Burns Equity Partners.​

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[TheFiend]

Ed Ho​

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Co-founder of Financial Super Site, and co-founded Zip2 with Elon and Kimbal Musk.

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Spoiler: Ed Ho

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After Zip2 was acquired by Compaq in 1999, Ed Ho went on to co-found a second company, according to Tech Monitor called Financial Super Site.

Details about Ed Ho seem oddly evasive, and tbh I'm not even sure if the image above is the correct Ed Ho.

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[TheFiend]

The Stanford Review​

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The Stanford Review (also known as The Review) is a student-run newspaper founded by Peter Theil and Norman Book in 1987 which serves Stanford University in Stanford, California.

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Spoiler: The Stanford Review

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It was incorporated in 1990 as nonprofit 501(c)(3) and as of 2017 a large portion of the publication's revenue was generated by fundraising efforts and alumni donors.

Peter Thiel has made financial contributions as well as hosting staff reunions at his home, and meets with the editors quarterly as a way to stay current with campus activities in general.

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Spoiler: Notable Editors/Staff

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Peter Thiel: Graduated 1989, co-founding editor-in-chief from 1987–1989, co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund, Palantir Technologies.

Norman Book: The Stanford Review co-founder.....Palo Alto Networks..... World Ahead Media.....PayPal.....

Jay Bhattacharya: Graduated 1990, former business manager & news editor, professor of medicine, economics, & health research policy at Stanford University & 18th director of the National Institutes of Health.

Keith Rabois: Graduated 1991, former opinion editor, chief operating officer of Square, investor at Khosla Ventures, co-founder of PayPal.

David O. Sacks: Graduated 1994, former editor-in-chief, co-founder of Yammer, angel investor, co-founder of PayPal

Ryan Bounds: Graduated 1995, former opinion editor, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon & failed nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Ken Howery: Graduated 1998, former editor-in-chief, co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund.

Candice Jackson: Graduated 1998, former news editor, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights under Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Eric Jackson: Graduated 1998, former editor-in-chief, chief executive officer of CapLinked.

Gideon Yu: Graduated 1998, former business manager, co-owner and former president of the San Francisco 49ers, former chief financial officer of YouTube & Facebook.

Josh Hawley: Graduated 2002, former writer, United States senator representing the state of Missouri.

Joe Lonsdale: Graduated 2003, former editor-in-chief from 2002–2003, co-founder of Palantir Technologies. (Plus: Addepar, 8VC, OpenGovt....)

Stephen Cohen: Graduated 2005, former editor-in-chief, co-founder of Palantir Technologies.

Bruce Gibney: Former writer, former venture capitalist at Founders Fund, author.

Aman Verjee: Editor-in-chief, late 1994/early 1995, worked at Lehman brothers, joined PayPal right before it went public in 2001. (Also: eBay, Practical Venture Capital, Soros, 500 Startups)

Daniel Slate: Palantir....

Jeff Giesea: Theil Capital/Clarium Capital.... Fierce Markets.....Koch Industries....

John Luttig: Founders Fund....

Antigone Xenopoulos: KKR.....Palantir....

Taylor Lonsdale: Palantir....

Jeff Lonsdale: Founders Fund....Theil Capital/Clarium Capital....

Alex Moore: Palantir.....8VC....

Anna Mitchell: 8VC.....Rippling....

Eric Jackson: World Ahead Meadi....CapLinked....TransitNet.....PayPal.....

Paul Martin: PayPal....

Nathan Linn: Level Equity.....PayPal.....Theil Capital/Clarium Capital.....

Premal Shah: Kiva.....PayPal....

Bob McGraw: OpenAI.....Palantir.....PayPal.....

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The Review Network
Note: In particular for companies where 1. Thiel or Lonsdale is only an investor and not a founder/cofounder (columns AA-BE) and 2. the person is a lower-level employee and not an investor/executive/cofounder, one should not necessarily assume that there is a direct Review connection, especially Facebook, which is a fairly common place for Stanford students and alumni to intern or work at. Also, a network does not always mean direct recruitment through the network (though it certainly can), but it can mean, for example, setting a pattern of behavior that is passed on to successive generations.

As of fall 2017:
Positions listed on this sheet are the highest position reached at each institutionF-L: companies and venture firms founded or cofounded by Peter Thiel N-Q: some of the institutions Peter Thiel has been affiliated with/donated to substantially/createdS-Y are companies and venture firms that Joe Lonsdale '03 has founded/cofounded (he also cofounded Palantir)AA-AE are other heavily Review-affiliated institutions; AF-BE are institutions where multiple (usually highly prominent) Review alumni were involved (other PayPal Mafia members often involved as well) Misc:

NameGraduation YearPosition on ReviewEIC?Major of EICThiel Capital ManagementPayPal
Clarium Capital Management (inc Thiel Macro)
PalantirFounders Fund (FF)Valar VenturesMithril CapitalThe Independent InstituteOpenAISeasteading InstituteThiel Foundation (inc Thiel Fellowship, Breakout Labs, Imitatio)AddeparAnduin VenturesFormation 8 (F8)BackplaneOpenGov8VCShogun World Ahead MediaYammerCaplinkedOpenDoorAmerican ThunderFacebookLinkedInLyftYelpSquareSlideSourcegraphGeniQadiumAffirmFlexportNodePrimeRadiusZenefitsOculus RiftRoom 9 EntertainmentTokboxEventbriteArtivestDelectableVicariousGlowCastle GlobalZenreachAirbnbSpaceX

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Peter Thiel1989Cofounder, EICYesPhilosophyFounder, head of firmCofounder, CEOFounder, PresidentCofounder, ChairmanCofounder, PartnerCofounderCofounder, ChairmanFellow; publisher for "The Diversity Myth"DonorFounding DonorCreator Investor Investor (through FF)Investor (through FF) Investor (through FF)Investor (personal and through FF)Helped Rabois develop conceptInvestor
Investor through (personal+FF), Board Member
Investor
Investor (through FF)
Investor Investor
Investor (through FF), board member
InvestorInvestorInvestor (through FF)Investor (personal+through FF)
Board Member, Investor (through FF)
Investor (through FF)Investor Investor Investor (through FF)Investor (through FF)Investor (through FF)Investor (through FF), Board MemberInvestor (through FF)Investor (through FF) Chairman of Review Board of Directors, 2002-2003.

Norman Book1991Cofounder, Managing Editor Senior Systems Manager Cofounder President of Review Board of Directors, 2002-2003. On the Review board currently

David Wallace1991EICYesCommunication Director: Customer Service, Tech Systems, Sys Auditor President of Review Board of Directors, 2008-2012

Keith Rabois1991Opinion Editor Exec VP: Business Development, Public Affairs and PolicyEntrepreneur-in-Residence Investor Cofounder, investor (through Khosla Ventures)Cofounder
Investor, VP of Business Development
InvestorInvestorCOOInvestor InvestorInvestorInvestor Investor (through Khosla) Investor COO at Square while Gideon Yu was on the board. President of Review Board of Directors, 2004-2007.

Nathan Linn1993EICYesPolitical Science LegalVice President of Finance Chief Financial Officer
Gideon Yu1993Business Manager Senior Advisor, founding member Investor CFO Investor was on board of Square when Keith Rabois was hired as COO; not related to the Review, but: co-owners of the 49ers

David Sacks1994EICYesEconomics Chief Operating Officer Investor publisher for "The Diversity Myth" Investor, Board Member Cofounder, former CEOInvestorInvestor Investor Founder CEO CEOInvestorInvestor Investor InvestorInvestor

Christopher Grey1994Executive Officer Cofounder, COO Told Chris Yeh about Caplinked; they were dormmates at Stanford. As an undergrad, fundraised for the Review using the org "The Winds of Freedom"

Chris Yeh1994News Editor Investor Told by Christopher Grey about Caplinked

Adam Ross1995EICYesEconomics, Political Science Independent Director (on Board) Investor (through Goldcrest Capital) Investor (through Goldcrest), advisor CEO of Goldcrest.

Aman Verjee1996EICYesEconomics, Public Policy VP- Financial Planning and AnalysisVP- Private Equity Ventures Published books "Thank You, President Bush"; "Man of Destiny"Investor (through 500 Startups)Cofounder Chairman of Review Board of Directors since 2004.
Alec Rawlsgrad student: late 90s, 00sOpinions Editor Published book "Crescent of Betrayal"; contributor to "Thank You, President Bush" Treasurer of Review Board of Directors from 2004 through at least 2012; has at least been a member of the board since then

Lucas Mast1996"The rest of the gang" Business Development Analyst Cofounder

Jeff Giesea1997EICYesPolitical Science, SociologyOperations Manager, Assistant to Peter Thiel Director Organizer for Deploraball, which Thiel attended

Ken Howery1998Managing Editor Team MemberCofounder, CFOVP- Private Equity Cofounder, Partner Did guidance on Thiel's investment At Stanford, roommates with Bruce Gibney. Advisor to Premal Shah's Kiva

Eric Jackson1998EICYesEconomics Senior Director, US Marketing Cofounder, CEO, published book: "The PayPal Wars"Cofounder, CEO As an undergrad, was a research assistant to Thiel and Sacks for The Diversity Myth. Secretary of Review Board of Directors from (at least) 1997-2002; Treasurer 2002-2003.

Bruce Gibney1998EICYesEngineering Very early investorGeneral Counsel and Managing DirectorInvestorPartner Did guidance on Thiel's investment At Stanford, roommates with Ken Howery
Premal Shah1998"The rest of the gang" Principal Product Manager Founder of Kiva, where Ken Howery is an advisor

Kevin Harrington1995+grad student: late 90s"The rest of the gang" Managing Director Worked on Trump Transition Team at Commerce Dept. Also: in 1997, interviewed Kellyanne Conway for the Review

Candice Jackson1998News Editor Published book "Their Lives: The Women Targeted By the Clinton Machine"; contributor to "Thank You, President Bush" Norman Book was her client in 2007 when she was in the private sector. She works in Trump's Department of Education now.

Michael Toth2001EICYesHistory Business Development.

Bob McGrew2002EICYesComputer Science Engineer Director Engineer/Researcher Advisor.

Michael New2002 (PHD)Staff Writer Contributor to "Thank You, President Bush".

Paul Martin1997-2000, 2003-2004Business Manager Senior Product Manager.

Brian Worth2003Business Manager Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer.

Joe Lonsdale2003EICYesComputer Science InternPrincipalCofounder, Co-Head of Product Board Member Cofounder, Chairman, investor (through 8VC)
Founder, President
Cofounder, PartnerCofounder, Investor (through F8)Cofounder, Investor (through F8), ChairmanCofounder, PartnerCofounder, Chairman Board Member, Investor InvestorInvestor (through F8)Investor (through F8)Investor (though F8) InvestorInvestorInvestorInvestor (through F8)Investor (through F8)Investor (through F8,8VC), Board Member.

Pearl Woon-Tai2003Managing Editor Head of New Business Development.

Stephen Cohen2005EICYesComputer Science InternCofounder, External VP and Director.
David Stat2005EICYesHuman Biology Business Development.

Alex Moore2005Opinion Editor Director of Operations (1st Employee) Angel InvestorCofounder Operating Partner Cofounder.

Omkar Muralidharan2008Managing Editor Intern.

Tristan Abbey2008Editor-at-Large Associate Summer Associate Worked on Trump Transition Team at Department of Energy, then DOE afterwards.

Diane Raub2008EICYesInternational Relations Publicity Assistant

Navin Kadaba2008Business Manager Personal Assistant
John Komkov2008Opinion Editor Investor (through Lightspeed) Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Daniel Slate2009EICYesPhilosophy Various (engineering)
Carl Kelm2009EICYesPolitical Science, History Product Marketing Manager
Tayler Cox (now Lonsdale)2009Executive Editor Deployment Strategist/Enterprise Lead Married to Joe Lonsdale '03. Summer Grant Participant at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Advisor at Medal (investors include Founders Fund and 8VC)

Kevin Richards2009Deputy Editor Software Engineer
Matthew Sprague2010Opinion Editor Forward Deployed Engineer Director of Platform Software Developer at Flexport (investors include Founders Fund, Lonsdale)

Quinn Slack2011Opinion Editor Engineer Cofounder

Autumn Carter2011EICYesPolitical Science Government Affairs and Content Marketing

Alex Katz2012EICYesEconomics Enterprise Lead
Natalie Goodis2011Staff Writer Internal Communications Associate
Rubi Ancajas2012Managing Editor for Layout Operations Specialist
Christopher Seewald2012Staff Photographer Deployment Strategist
Reagan Thompson2012Staff Writer Global Policy

Jason Lupatkin2013Unclear Trader
Virginia Hogan2013Staff Writer Data Science Intern

Charlie Janac2013Staff Writer Technical Program ManagerProduct Manager

Pooja Shah2013Staff Writer Business Development
Anthony Manero2014Staff Writer Software Development Intern
Alex Atallah2014Unclear Forward Deployed Engineer
Reid Spitz2014No official position Investment TeamContent Writer
Lisa Wallace2014EICYesSymbolic Systems Business Development Intern Head of Product Engagement Review Board Member (2016-present)

Anthony Ghosn2016EICYesSymbolic Systems Lonsdale Chief of Staff Lonsdale Chief of StaffCofounder/CEO Lonsdale made Ghosn his chief of staff when Ghosn was a junior at Stanford

Ryan Atallah2016Unclear Software Engineering Intern

Andrew Han2016Business Manager Special Projects to the CEO at Neighborly (investors include Formation 8)

Devon Zeugel2016EICYesComputer Science Intern Engineer

Brandon Camhi2016EICYesEconomics Intern Content Marketing ManagerVice President- Marketing Review Board Member

John Luttig2017EICYesComputer Science Associate Summer Associate Software Development Associate Review Board Member

Harry Elliot2018EICYes
Symbolic Systems, Economics
Marketing/Data Science Consultant

Philip Clark2018EICYes
Management Science and Engineering
Summer Analyst
Anna Mitchell2018EICYesComputer Science Intern at Neighborly (investors include Formation 8)

Antigone Xenopoulos2020Cycle Editor Intern

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Relationships to institution:
Other notable: Fred Savage '97 (actor, The Wonder Years and The Grinder); Rainer Castillo '07 (Co-founder of Chubbies Shorts)

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People who were not Stanford Review members but who are part of the PayPal Mafia and are recurrent co-investors with Thiel and others: Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, Luke Nosek, Roelof Botha, Dave McClure
EICs who appear to not be affiliated with the larger Review network through employment: EIC Data as of fall 2017:
Katherine Hemela1994EICYesPsychology, Biology Number of EICs: 58 (so 57 past EICs)
Daryl Joseffer1992EICYesEconomics Past EICs who have worked for a Thiel-or-Lonsdale-founded org: 24 (42%)
Drew Smith1992EICYesEconomics Past EICs number women: 10 (82% men)
Lisa Koven (now Nitti)1995EICYesAmerican Studies Past EICs number white: 50 (88%)
Richard St. John1994EICYesPolitical Science Past EICs with a major in Econ/PoliSci/CS/MCS: 65%
Michael Meyer1996EICYesEconomics
Bob Schmidt1995EICYesComputer Science
Thorvin Anderson1997EICYesEconomics
Matthew Stone1998EICYesIndustrial Engineering
Peter Watts1999EICYesPolitical Science, Sociology
Rohan Masilamani2000EICYesMathematical and Computational Science
Johnny Openshaw2002EICYesBiology, PoliSci
Brooke Brody-Waite (now Eisele)2002EICYesPolitical Science
Matthew Barrett2003EICYesPolitical Science.

Kimberly Torrence2003EICYes
Management Science and Engineering.

Scott Rasmussen2003EICYesEconomics, Mathematical and Computational Science.

Henry Towsner2003EICYesMathematical and Computational Science.

Gary Raichart2005EICYesMathematical and Computational Science, Management Science and Engineering.

Piotr Kosicki2005EICYesHistory.

Ben Guthrie2006EICYesEconomics.

Alex Medearis2007EICYesComputer Science.

Ryan Tracey2008EICYesMechanical Engineering.

Luukas Ilves2009EICYesInternational Relations.

Brian O'Connell2009EICYesPolitical Science.

Chris Seck2010EICYesEconomics.

Tim Ford2010EICYesPublic Policy.

Nadiv Rahman2013EICYesPolitical Science.

Kyle Huwa2013EICYesPolitical Science.

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[TheFiend]

Confinity Inc.​

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Confinity Inc. was an American software company founded by Max Levchin, Peter Theil & Luke Nosek, best known for PayPal (the product).

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Spoiler: Confinity Inc.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Industry

•Software industry​

Founded

•December 1998 (as Fieldlink)​

Founders

•Max Levchin​

•Peter Thiel​

•Luke Nosek​

Defunct

•March 2000​

Fate

•Merged with X.com​

Successor

•PayPal, Inc.​

Headquarters

•Champaign County, Illinois, United States​

Products

•PayPal​

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The company was launched in 1998 as Fieldlink and later renamed Confinity.

Many of Confinity's initial recruits were alumni of Peter Theil's The Stanford Review and most early engineers hailed from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, recruited by Levchin.

Early investors included Nokia Ventures, Deutsche Bank, and William N. Melton, the founder of CyberCash.

Confinity's second office, 165 University Avenue in Palo Alto, California, is also known for being the former office of Google and Logitech.

Confinity launched its milestone product, PayPal, in late 1999.

Confinity merged with X.com, founded by Elon Musk, in March 2000 with the merged company becoming known as X.com because apparently this was thought to be a name with broader long-term potential than Confinity or PayPal.

PayPal made an Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange on February 14, 2002 and the company was purchased by eBay in a $1.3 billion stock deal announced on July 8, 2002.

eBay and PayPal became separate companies in 2015.

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[TheFiend]

X.com​

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X.com was an American online bank founded by Ed Ho, Harris Fricker, Elon Musk, and Christopher Payne in 1999.

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Spoiler: X.com

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It merged with competitor Confinity in 2000 and the merged company changed its name to PayPal in 2001.

Starting in 2023, the x.com domain began to be used for Twitter, which was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022 and subsequently rebranded to X.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Company type

•Private​

Founded

•March 1999, Palo Alto, California, U.S.​

Founders

•Elon Musk​

•Harris Fricker​

•Christopher Payne​

•Ed Ho​

Defunct

•March 2000​

Fate

•Merged with Confinity​

Successor

•PayPal (banking activities)​

•X (URL usage)​

Website

•x.com (Wayback Machine/archived 2000-04-08)​

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In January 1999, Musk sold his company Zip2 to Compaq.

A month later, in March 1999 Musk invested about $12 million into co-founding X.com with Harris Fricker, Christopher Payne, and Ed Ho.

Fricker worked with Musk when Musk was an intern at the Bank of Nova Scotia, Payne was a friend of Fricker, and Ho was an engineer at Silicon Graphics and executive at Zip2.

The company was initially run from a house before moving to an office in Palo Alto.

Due to conflict on how to run the company, Musk fired Fricker five months after X.com had started, and the other two co-founders, Payne and Ho left consequently.

X.com officially launched on December 7, 1999, with former Intuit CEO Bill Harris serving as the inaugural CEO.

Within two months, X.com attracted over 200,000 signups.

In January 2000, it was discovered that a security flaw allowed users of X.com who had the account number and bank routing number of any other bank account, even at other banks, could move money from that other account to their own and withdraw it.

The problem existed for a month before it was discovered and corrected.

In March 2000, X.com merged with its fiercest competitor Confinity, a software company also based in Palo Alto which had developed an easy payment system named Paypal.

The new company took PayPal's name.

In September 2000, when Musk was in Australia for a honeymoon trip, the X.com board voted for a change of CEO from Musk to Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Confinity due to mismanagement on Musk's part.

In June 2001, the x.com domain was changed to PayPal.com.

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[TheFiend]

Keith Rabois​

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An American technology executive, businessman, entrepreneur, lawyer and investor in PayPal & Palantir.

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Spoiler: Keith Rabois

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born

•March 17, 1969, Edison, New Jersey, U.S.​

Education

•Stanford University (BA)​

•Harvard University (JD)​

Jew

•​

Zionized

•​

Talmudized

•Yes​

•Homosexual​

Occupations

•Entrepreneur​

•Investor​

•Lawyer​

Known for

•Investor PayPal/PayPal Mafia​

•Investor LinkedIn​

•Investor Square​

•Investor Opendoor​

•Investor Yelp​

•Investor Xoom​

•Investor YouTube​

•Investor Yammer​

•Investor Palantir​

•Investor Lyft​

•Investor AirBnB​

•Investor Eventbrite​

•Investor Quora.​

Spouse

•Jacob Helberg​

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Rabois is considered a member of the PayPal Mafia and has been involved in investments in YouTube, Palantir Technologies, Lyft, Airbnb, Eventbrite, wish.com, Relcy and theorg.com.

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[TheFiend]

Aman Verjee​

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Venture capitalist, banker, entrepreneur, businessman and former PayPal employee.

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Spoiler: Aman Verjee

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Spoiler: profile

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Occupations

•Founder/Partner at Practical Venture Capital​

•COO at 500 Global​

•Former CFO of Visto, Inc (Collective, Inc.)​

•9 years with PayPal & eBay​

•Worked at Lehman Brothers and McKinsey​

•Sonos​

•Former CFO at CAN Capital​

•Accel​

•Greycroft​

•KKR​

•Morgan Stanley​

•SunTrust​

•Wells Fargo​

•UBS​

•JP Morgan Chase​

•Barclays​

•Member of the Board of advisors at Dalia Empower​

•Chairman of the board Stanford Review​

•Former Editor in Chief Stanford Review​

•Govenor for Junior Achievement Worldwide​

•Member of the board of advisors for crowdsmart.io​

Education

•Graduated Stanford​

•JD in law from Harvard University​

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[TheFiend]

Norman Book​

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Businessman, entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Stanford Review with Peter Theil.

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Spoiler: Norman Book

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Director IT Product Management Palo Alto Networks.

Formerly IT Product Manager, Sales (2015 - 2022) and Senior BI Analyst at Palo Alto Networks (2013 - 2015).

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Spoiler: Profile

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Education

•Dallas Theological Seminary 1994 - 1997​

•Stanford University 1987 - 1991​

•San Mateo High School​

Occupations

•Project Management​

•Business Development​

•Strategic Planning​

•WorldNetDaily​

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[TheFiend]

Bruce Gibney​

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American writer, venture capitalist, one of the first investors at PayPal & worked at Peter Thiel's Clarium Capital & Founders Fund.

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Spoiler: Bruce Gibney

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His first book, A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America, was published by Hachette in 2017.

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Spoiler: Profile

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Born
-February 16, 1976.

Nationality
-American

Jew
-

Zionized
-

Talmudized
-

Education
-Stanford University (BS)
-University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Occupations
-Venture capitalist
-Writer
-Lawyer

Notable work
-A Generation of Sociopaths (2017)

Website
-brucegibney.com

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