Joe Lonsdale Was Once Rejected For A PayPal Internship After An 'Argument' With Max Levchin — Here's How The Palantir Co-Founder Bounced Back

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Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir and managing partner at 8VC, once recalled that his early attempt to join PayPal began with a rejection from Max Levchin. Lonsdale recalled that while studying at ...

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