Absolutely - and look at where Mush and the other paypal mafia members are now: https://www.businessinsider.com/paypal-mafia-members-careers-elon-musk-peter-thiel-reid-hoffman-2019-11?op=1#linkedin-cofounder-reid-hoffman-served-on-the-board-of-directors-when-paypal-was-founded-13 And don't forget that ebay (Omidyar) owned paypal until the SEC forced them to divest it, although he still holds an interest in paypal.