I have this massive notebook called IDEAS and another one called PERSONAL IDEAS and another one called CRAZY IDEAS.

- Max Levchin

A classic engineering mistake and one I've made is confusing what is hard and what is valuable.

- Max Levchin

The single most important top-level trend is the shift to mobile.

- Max Levchin

Ignore your mistakes. The number one thing to worry about is -Am I doing what I'm good at?

- Max Levchin

You can have successful teams where people hate but deeply respect each other; the opposite (love but not respect among team members) is a recipe for…

- Max Levchin

Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on time-wasting ar…

- Max Levchin

Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company.

- Max Levchin

We're all put on Earth for a limited amount of time. Am I using in a way that is great, or good enough, or wasteful?

- Max Levchin

If you can work a brand successfully into the narrative of your product, then it's really cool. Then people actually take the brand up and say, 'My p…

- Max Levchin