Chapter
Getting Hired at Google
16:02 - 23:32 (07:30)
A man shares his experience of getting hired by Google after jokingly saying that he got the job because he wore a company t-shirt to the interview and then was asked to read books recommended by his interviewer.
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The speaker talks about how he got hired at a company that later turned into PayPal, which aimed to digitize currency and make it easy to transfer money around the world, essentially becoming the beginning of a cryptographic currency.
16:02 - 18:28 (02:26)
Summary
The speaker talks about how he got hired at a company that later turned into PayPal, which aimed to digitize currency and make it easy to transfer money around the world, essentially becoming the beginning of a cryptographic currency.
ChapterGetting Hired at Google
Episode#600: Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, Paul English discusses memorable books from his travels, including works by Ernest Hemingway that left a lasting impression on him.
18:28 - 21:17 (02:49)
Summary
In this podcast episode, Paul English discusses memorable books from his travels, including works by Ernest Hemingway that left a lasting impression on him.
ChapterGetting Hired at Google
Episode#600: Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker signed up for the one-credit seminar offered by the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASIS), which hosted business leaders from Silicon Valley.
21:18 - 22:00 (00:42)
Summary
The speaker signed up for the one-credit seminar offered by the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASIS), which hosted business leaders from Silicon Valley. Through their mailing list, the speaker found a job opening for a financial analyst and landed the job after networking with the company's employees.
ChapterGetting Hired at Google
Episode#600: Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
David Sacks discusses his experience of working at PayPal in the early days and the various payment methods they used including credit cards and checks, as well as manually typing each transaction into QuickBooks.
22:00 - 23:32 (01:31)
Summary
David Sacks discusses his experience of working at PayPal in the early days and the various payment methods they used including credit cards and checks, as well as manually typing each transaction into QuickBooks.