The notion that diversity in an early team is important or good is completely wrong. You should try to make the early team as non-diverse as possible.
I have this massive notebook called IDEAS and another one called PERSONAL IDEAS and another one called CRAZY IDEAS. - Max Levchin
I have this massive notebook called IDEAS and another one called PERSONAL IDEAS and another one called CRAZY IDEAS.
- Max Levchin
The single most important top-level trend is the shift to mobile. - Max Levchin
The single most important top-level trend is the shift to mobile.
A classic engineering mistake and one I've made is confusing what is hard and what is valuable. - Max Levchin
A classic engineering mistake and one I've made is confusing what is hard and what is valuable.
Ignore your mistakes. The number one thing to worry about is -Am I doing what I'm good at? - Max Levchin
Ignore your mistakes. The number one thing to worry about is -Am I doing what I'm good at?
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
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…
Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company. - Max Levchin
Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company.
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
Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on time-wasting ar…
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
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?
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
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…
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