Roommates, PayPal fraud, and the unconventional story behind Palantir
Today, Palantir helps governments fight terrorism and businesses organize their data. It wouldn’t exist without PayPal.
5AF2C11D-85C3-4AAA-9858-43810546838A.jpeg
When your clients include the CIA, NSA, FBI, and a bunch of other folks on that level, it’s safe to say you’ve built something noteworthy. Yesterday, lucrative software firm Palantir reported $341m in Q1 revenue (+49% YoY).
But without 2 dudes rooming together in law school, Palantir would likely never have existed.
F54BE7E5-2EDB-4D9E-9D04-31162E897BAC.png
Wall Street has never seen a company like Palantir before. Part software company, part consultancy, with a controversial dependence on US government and military work, Palantir only has 125 customers and remains heavily lossmaking after 17 years in business.
A9B9572D-5806-407F-BC66-025C60ECBE78.jpeg
1D086F59-A429-4C94-B765-1964DDD0F29D.png
779F828B-B7DF-445B-98D0-BF5E3DF6AE43.jpeg
https://thehustle.co/05122021-story-behind-palantir/
https://www.ft.com/content/d445dacd-...2-33616b0e4e94