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THE LIBRARY OF MINDS: EPISODE 1 - starring Keith Rabois (@rabois) An OG member of the PayPal Mafia, co-founder at OpenDoor, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, and one of Delphi's earliest believers. We discuss: • Lessons learned building PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, $OPEN & more • Early career inflections: from litigation to Silicon Valley operator • Why joining great teams is underrated, especially vs. starting your own company • The new physics of AI startups (and org design mistakes to avoid) • Why stretching & Slack are actually bad for you Plus: What makes a winning office culture, advice for scaling from 20 to 100, building moats in AI, and why vacations might be overrated. (00:00) — Intro (00:56) — Who is Keith (03:13) — Can you judge a startup by its office? (04:28) — Litigator to PayPal Mafia, zero business experience (08:52) — Start a company, or work for someone great? (11:15) — All-nighters and culture at PayPal (13:03) — Do vacations mean you hate your life? (16:05) — Square’s zero-defect rule (17:23) — Speed of adaptability vs. speed of execution (21:35) — Is AI sustaining or disruptive? (25:53) — Why stress is good for you (28:14) — Building moats in AI (30:39) — The downside of Slack
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