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Max Levchin

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819 total appearances

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The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

You're so I, I flew to LA.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

The goal was to buy a,

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

a convertible and drive it to San Francisco.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

I wanted to win in my hair and success.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

And I brought my girlfriend, who's now my wife, and embarrassed myself because the guy was like, no, sorry, your credit is terrible.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

I just checked it.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

He's like, oh, wait a second.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

I know who you are.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

You were one of those PayPal guys.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

You just had a big successful IPO, huh?

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

I was like, yeah.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

So how about a car?

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

He's like, cash.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

You can pay me cash and I'll sell you a car.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

So I actually...

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

Went to, like, I literally got my bank at the time to wire the dealership the full price of the car.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

And they're like, okay, you can drive it off the lot.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

But I was supposed to leave to drive back to San Francisco at, like, 2 p.m.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

We left L.A.

The Rundown
Affirm CEO On Fixing America’s Broken Credit System

at, like, 6 or 7.