[OC] Mapping the Paypal Mafia through insider disclosures to the SEC

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7 comments

  1. What exactly is this showing? I’m not familiar with the “PayPal Mafia” nor the indicated SEC forms.

  2. This is a map of insider trading connections as reported in SEC forms 3, 4, 5, SC 13D, SC 13G, SC 13D/A, and SC 13G/A.

    Tools: python with matplotlib and networkx for graphing, datamule for getting the data from the SEC.

    Links: [Data](https://github.com/john-friedman/datamule-python/blob/main/examples/data/paypal_edges.csv), [Code](https://github.com/john-friedman/datamule-python/blob/main/examples/paypal_mafia_network_graph.ipynb), [Raw Data Source](https://www.sec.gov/)

  3. The PayPal fraternity is strong. The resolution of this image is poor.

  5. I don’t know what everyone is talking about with the resolution. I can zoom *way* in and it looks completely clear. 

    I’m on mobile Firefox. Clear when zooming on the webpage and when opening the image

  6. There might be other embeddings of this graph that show more insights.

  7. The paths should all arc and curve towards the the middle so you can track them. Many of these arc away or are too close to see. Increase the length, enhance the curve, and make it easier to see the connections. From afar it is basically a ring without detail or context.

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