How Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia went from Zero to One (Part 2)
For a second week, with the help of Andrea Solomonides, co-founder of Black Lemon TV and partner at Giraffes in the Kitchen, we unravel the complex legacy of Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia in Silicon Valley. We explore their rise from PayPal pioneers to tech titans, dissecting how their libertarian ideals and strategies have sculpted today’s tech culture, often at the expense of diversity and inclusion. With Andrea we explore Thiel's controversial actions and ideologies—from his involvement in the Gawker lawsuit to his political machinations—offering a compelling narrative on the power dynamics that shape the digital age.
In the concluding installment of this dual-part series, we delve deep into the narrative surrounding PayPal, tracing its inception, the tumultuous internal conflicts among its founders, and the ensuing cultural impact the company had throughout Silicon Valley. Furthermore, we scrutinize the notorious Gawker lawsuit and the intricate political maneuvers orchestrated by Peter Thiel.
How Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia went from Zero to One (Part 1)
This week, with the help of Andrea Solomonides, co-founder of Black Lemon TV and partner at Giraffes in the Kitchen, we unravel the complex legacy of Peter Thiel and the PayPal Mafia in Silicon Valley.
In the opening segment of this two-part series, we introduce you to the legendary Paypal Mafia. Coined in a 2007 article, they are depicted as a "hyperintelligent, superconnected pack of serial entrepreneurs" who emerged from the ranks of the pioneering payment service, PayPal, and after leaving Paypal they founded, funded, and led some of the most influential tech companies of our time, cementing their status as icons of entrepreneurial prowess. In the process, they reshaped the landscape of Silicon Valley forever. We then focus on the "Don" of this group, Peter Thiel, tracing his upbringing and his early years as a conservative libertarian student at the liberal Stanford University.
Confronting the Profiling Out of Women in Tech
In this episode, I'm joined by Josie Christodoulou, the Commissioner for Gender Equality, for a deep dive into the shifting role of women in the technology sector. We journey from a time when women were the programmers, through a pivotal moment when two men's profiling methods pushed women aside, to a contemporary debate sparked by an engineer's claim about the biological unsuitability of women to work in tech. Join us as we explore the roots of the current disparities and discuss Cyprus's National Strategy for Gender Equality.
#ilooklikeanengineer
Close your eyes and imagine an engineer. Does he wear a yellow vest and a hard hat? I bet he does. Now, close your eyes again and imagine a software engineer. Is he a white, pale, geeky dude? Does he look like Mark Zuckerberg? This week Stavriana comes to the studio to help me dispel all the myths about what a software engineer looks like.
Η Lenna και το προπατορικο αμαρτημα (Greek/Ελληνικά)
Μαζί με την Άντζυ μιλάμε για το πιο δημοφιλές τεύχος του Playboy με 7.16 εκατομύρια αντίτυπα σε πωλήσεις και τη σχέση του με το μυστικό που κρύβετε μέσα σε κάθε ψηφιακή φωτογραφία και το προπατορικό αμάρτημα της τεχνολογίας.
A bright future for Susie? (Greek/Ελληνικά)
Μαζί με την Άντρεα βρίσκουμε μια μηχανή του χρόνου, πάμε πίσω στο 1961 και διαβάζουμε σεξιστικές διαφημίσεις και άρθρα από το Datamation, το πρώτο επαγγελματικό περιοδικό για τη βιομηχανία της πληροφορικής. Προχωρούμε μέσα στα χρόνια, ψάχνοντας πότε οι άνθρωποι έγιναν σοφότεροι αλλά αποτυγχάνουμε.