One of the things we did at PayPal was collaborative filtering and machine learning: looking at patterns of human behavior. We used it there to predict when people would try to cheat the system to get money. But you can… — Max Levchin Copy Share Image
Media is very different from financial services. People are very fickle and very vocal. They believe that things should be one way and not the other. It's still very rewarding to build products for huge audiences. It feels like you're… — 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
