Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam...
by SoftTalker on Saturday November 18, 2023 @11:30PM
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Yep. PayPal was originally a lot like venmo (conceptually -- of course we didn't have phone apps then). It was a way for people to send each other money online.
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Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam...
by Ar-Curunir on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:07AM
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Good thing for PayPal that it now owns Venmo :P
Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam...
by adastra22 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @01:30AM
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PayPal went down the embrace, extend, extinguish route. If it were possible for them to do the same with bitcoin, they would have.
Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam...
by wavewrangler on Sunday November 19, 2023 @02:39AM
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I guess we are coming full circle now. Ven-who? C'mon, at least give me something catchy. Like, FriendSend. ShareFair. SettleUp. "Guys, I got it, I got it. "ven.....mo." aww, it's perfect! said one person ever, maybe. I'd even take venDuhhh, venDEEZ, venDrrr, venSure! But Venmo? Norway and hail! Do you remember venmo one asked who was in charge of naming the apps? Yes, that mem...wozMee. "They're not just any nuts, they're VenDEEZ nuts!" HhMmm, Deciduous!