Max Levchin
where else to find them
bluesky:maxlevchin.bsky.social
what they talk about
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where they keep going back
- DLD2 editions2014–2015
on a stage with
- David Kirkpatrickonce
- Klaus Hommelsonce
- Mika Salmionce
all 5 in the filters
who talks about the same things
- Zack Weisfeld3 talks
- S.Levene3 talks
- David Kirkpatrick26 talks
- Gilad Novik6 talks
- Paul-Bernhard Kallen13 talks
- Shai Goldman3 talks
| title | conference | date |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Years of Building Out the Internet | Slush 2022 | 2022-11-17 |
Co-founds a payments company after multiple failed startups, recruits demo‑scene engineers, throws away early product iterations and lands on a winner; later… | ||
| Collision 2015 - Max Levchin of Affirm with Steve Bertoni of Forbes | Collision 2015 | 2015-05-05 |
Company raises $275 million mix of debt and equity and plans to put most of it to work lending at the point of sale, not marketing. Claims 60–66% of… | ||
| Ownership with Passion | DLD 2015 | 2015-01-18 |
Panel argues that ownership succeeds when investors bond emotionally with founders, recruit the right operators and commit to follow‑on capital rather than… | ||
| Shifting Attitudes | DLD 2015 | 2015-01-18 |
Millennial distrust of banks is quantified (72% would rather see a dentist, 53% think banks offer nothing, 63% lack a major credit card) and framed as… | ||
| Common Themes among Successful Data-Driven Startups | DLD 2014 | 2014-01-19 |
An incubator (HVF) tests data startup archetypes and finds winners: simple aggregators lose on margin while enrichment platforms achieve lock‑in via network… | ||
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