Ken Miller talks about his time working on anti-fraud at PayPal, dealing with Russian mafia, and working with Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin
Today’s guest is Ken Miller who was employee number twenty two at PayPal. Having originally joined Elon Musk’s X.com, Ken was in charge of anti-fraud which was a difficult job at the best of times, not least at the dawn of the internet. Ken spent seven years at PayPal dealing with everything from fraudulent accounts, the death of a much-loved colleague to the unceremonious ousting of then-CEO Elon Musk and even the Russian mafia.
In today’s conversation, Ken also talks to me about his upbringing and how that instilled a sense of grit and self-reliance which would serve him well at PayPal and beyond, as an entrepreneur himself.
This is a wide-ranging and fun conversation which I think you will really enjoy!
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Mentioned in the episode:
The Max that Ken refers to is Max Levchin
The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
My interview with Jimmy Soni