The PayPal Wars
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Eric M. Jackson |
|---|---|
| Publisher | World Ahead Publishing |
Publication date | September 20, 2004 |
| ISBN | 9780974670102 |
The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth (2004) is a book by former PayPal marketing executive Eric M. Jackson.
Description
[edit]The PayPal Wars is an insider's perspective on the people and events that helped create the company, and its acquisition by eBay in 2002. The book recounts PayPal's clashes with lawyers, regulators, and the American Mafia.[1][unreliable source?] Many of PayPal's founding employees went on to start other companies like LinkedIn, YouTube, and Yelp, Inc.;[2] they would become known as the PayPal Mafia.[citation needed]
Critical reception
[edit]The PayPal Wars received acclaim for its writing style and personal narrative. The Washington Times said the book is "an absorbing insider's story."[3] Radley Balko of Reason said that it "reads like a spy novel",[4] while David R. Henderson of TCS Daily said, "It's rare that a business book is a page turner, but The PayPal Wars is".[5] Tom Peters said The PayPal Wars "gives the best description of 'business strategy' unfolding in a world changing at warp speed."[6]
Editions
[edit]- The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth, World Ahead Publishing, ISBN 0-9746701-0-3
References
[edit]- ^ "The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth". World Ahead Publishing. 2006. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Rosmarin, Rachel (July 12, 2006). "The PayPal Exodus". Forbes. ISSN 0015-6914. OCLC 6465733. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ "20th-century evils, Silicon Valley wars". The Washington Times. February 12, 2005. ISSN 0732-8494. OCLC 8472624. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Balko, Radley (August–September 2005). "Who Killed PayPal?". Reason. ISSN 0048-6906. OCLC 818916200. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ Henderson, David R. (March 14, 2005). "The Paypal Wars". TCS Daily. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ Peters, Tom (October 3, 2005). "PayPal". TomPeters.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
