Lee Hower was personally hired by Elon Musk at X.com/PayPal and then co-founded LinkedIn, giving him hands-on operating experience at two PayPal Mafia companies before becoming a venture investor. He's the main architect and public spokesperson for NextView's Everyday Economy thesis, which focuses on how software reshapes ordinary daily activities rather than just flashy frontier technology. Lee Hower was personally hired by Elon Musk at X.com/PayPal and then co-founded LinkedIn, giving him hands-on operating experience at two PayPal Mafia companies before becoming a venture investor. He's the main architect and public spokesperson for NextView's Everyday Economy thesis, which focuses on how software reshapes ordinary daily activities rather than just flashy frontier technology.