When and Why to Merge With a Competitor to Dominate a Market, by Max Levchin

When and Why to Merge With a Competitor to Dominate a Market

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The early merger with the competitor created a unified front that helped convince people that there was a large market with real growth. Though there is no way to tell, it is likely that both companies would have run out of money had they not merged.

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Max Levchin

Paypal

Max Levchin co-founded PayPal in late 1998. It was acquired by eBay for $1.5B in 2002, only six months after going public in February.At PayPal Max was a member of the board of directors and chief tec…

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When and Why to Merge With a Competitor to Dominate a Market