In particular, the COO pointed to the importance of building what Affirm founder and CEO Max Levchin dubbed a "high-performance culture," which in true fintech fashion has been rendered into a key ...

This was orchestrated by Peter Thiel, David Sacks (then COO and product leader), co-founder Max Levchin, and board member Reid Hoffman. As per the book, Musk later made amends with Thiel ...

Peter Thiel: PayPal's founder and the so-called "don" of the PayPal Mafia Peter Thiel cofounded the company that would become Paypal — called Confinity — in 1999 alongside Max Levchin and Luke ...

They are a selfish bunch who have shown time and again that what interests them most is themselves.

Independent journalism like Truthout has been struggling to survive for years – and it’s only going to get harder under Trump’s presidency. If you value progressive media, please make a year-end ...

This is an overlooked point when considering investing in Affirm, which its founder, CEO Max Levchin, still leads today. Max Levchin has deep fintech roots; he was a co-founder of PayPal ...

Affirm, which is worth more than $25bn, was founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin. Its shares have risen around 40 per cent this year.

His firm has also backed Musk’s social media platform X, Palantir (PLTR), and Affirm (AFRM), which is run by another PayPal mafia member (Max Levchin). Sacks was also a prominent backer of Trump ...