PayPal once rejected a candidate who aced all the engineering tests because for fun, the guy said that he liked to play… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
A classic engineering mistake and one I've made is confusing what is hard and what is valuable. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
You can have successful teams where people hate but deeply respect each other; the opposite (love but not respect among team members) is a… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Mobile is the perfect example of what is enabling economic growth in the technology sector. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on time-wasting arguments. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device.… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
I've been developing mobile for years before anybody else really thought it was that important. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Right now, nearly all the apps on Facebook take a week to build. No more. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
The world is now awash in data and we can see consumers in a lot clearer ways. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
I actually think Facebook made it their business to be close with all of the app developers. They couldn't have done more. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Facebook is so ubiquitous now that it's like another manifestation of the web itself. — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
