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Max Levchin says it’s cathartic to help laid-off staff pack up their boxes: ‘You can play this from the comfort of your office or in the middle of the floor that’s crying’
Max Levchin, CEO of buy-now, pay-later platform Affirm, said it’s important to help your employees pack their boxes after you lay them off. Although he was “terrified of owning the ...
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Affirm, a point-of-sale lending startup, has popularized the use of online installment loans to pay for big-ticket purchases like sofas and mattresses. Here Are 38 Amazing Immigrants Worth ...
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11 super successful tech leaders who overcame the handicap of being late arrivals to America
Paypal cofounder Max Levchin was born in Ukraine, but moved to the US when he was 16 years old. Levchin says his family was quite poor when they got here in 1991, and he had a strong accent while ...
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'Failure sucks': How PayPal cofounder Max Levchin is building an 'Affirm mafia'
Last Friday was Pi Day — March 14 — and Max Levchin was celebrating Affirm Holdings’ 13th anniversary. He chose that date in 2012 to incorporate his buy-now-pay-later fintech because he’s ...