Max Levchin

Affirm financing is now available in brick-and-mortar stores

Affirm, a point-of-sale lending startup, has popularized the use of online installment loans to pay for big-ticket purchases like sofas and mattresses. Now the company is bringing its technology into brick-and-mortar retail, starting with a dozen existing merchant partners, including Peloton and Simply Mac. By the end of the year, Affirm expects to be in … Continue reading “Affirm financing is now available in brick-and-mortar stores”

Here Are 38 Amazing Immigrants Worth Celebrating On Independence Day

A reminder that often it’s the people who come to America that make America great.

How My Cycling Obsession Makes Me A Better Entrepreneur

PayPal cofounder Max Levchin talks about how he makes time for an intense hobby with a super-busy schedule. (Hint: He wakes up really early.)

With a $1.75 Billion Valuation Under Its Belt, What’s Next For Stripe?

Fast Company caught up with cofounder John Collison to see what Stripe has in store for the new year.

Glow, A Fertility App Conceived By A Former Slide Exec, Is Powered By Data Instead Of Assumptions

Rather than tackling small problems like laundry, Glow, created by Google and PayPal veterans, aims to help parents discover their fertility window and become creators themselves.

The Secret Hiring Practice That Helped Max Levchin Build PayPal

Way before PayPal became a mafia, it was a small startup. Cofounder Max Levchin on how he picked his people.

5 Habits Of The Most Creative People

How do the most creative people work? Bryan Cranston, Kendrick Lamar, Max Levchin, and other creatively supercharged folks share their methods.

Reid Hoffman On PayPal’s Pivoted Path To Success

Did Google Pay $182 Million for a New VP?

Google Slides Into Social Gaming

10 Questions that Media Companies Should Know the Answer To

Blackout Beginning for TBS: Could they have responded on the Web or via Mobile Devices?

Can the Wisdom of the Crowds Help Us Through the Downturn?

Joe the Plumber Gets His Fifteen Minutes on the Tube and on the Web