Max Levchin

I think there are many ways where extreme personalities flip into being toxic. And so you just have to constantly watch out for it. But it is the price you pay. Brilliant people are often over the top. And that's part of the ingredients that make them brilliant.

I think there are many ways where extreme personalities flip into being toxic. And so you just have to constantly watch out for it. But it is the price you pay. Brilliant people are often over the top. And that's part of the ingredients that make them brilliant.

I believe in second chances in general in life, except in matters of integrity. The hard red line for me is always, once I can't trust you, I can't ever trust you. From that one, in my worldview, there is no walking back. It's not true with kids. Kids lie because they're exploring.

I believe in second chances in general in life, except in matters of integrity. The hard red line for me is always, once I can't trust you, I can't ever trust you. From that one, in my worldview, there is no walking back. It's not true with kids. Kids lie because they're exploring.

I believe in second chances in general in life, except in matters of integrity. The hard red line for me is always, once I can't trust you, I can't ever trust you. From that one, in my worldview, there is no walking back. It's not true with kids. Kids lie because they're exploring.

But even with my own kids, I've had sort of very, very difficult conversations where I said, look, this is a thing that in my professional and personal world of adults, it's the hardest thing to come back from. And the fact that you just told me something that isn't true is really hard for me to hear.

But even with my own kids, I've had sort of very, very difficult conversations where I said, look, this is a thing that in my professional and personal world of adults, it's the hardest thing to come back from. And the fact that you just told me something that isn't true is really hard for me to hear.

But even with my own kids, I've had sort of very, very difficult conversations where I said, look, this is a thing that in my professional and personal world of adults, it's the hardest thing to come back from. And the fact that you just told me something that isn't true is really hard for me to hear.

And saying that to a teammate, you're not going to talk to them like you're talking to a 13-year-old. You're going to say, look, I can't trust you ever again. Get out. So other than that, I think there is a way to walk back a lot of the sort of, no matter how crazy toxic a situation could be,

And saying that to a teammate, you're not going to talk to them like you're talking to a 13-year-old. You're going to say, look, I can't trust you ever again. Get out. So other than that, I think there is a way to walk back a lot of the sort of, no matter how crazy toxic a situation could be,

And saying that to a teammate, you're not going to talk to them like you're talking to a 13-year-old. You're going to say, look, I can't trust you ever again. Get out. So other than that, I think there is a way to walk back a lot of the sort of, no matter how crazy toxic a situation could be,

if it's a situation the judgment you have to make as a leader is is the person profoundly toxic or did the situation turn toxic situations come and go people don't really change that much

if it's a situation the judgment you have to make as a leader is is the person profoundly toxic or did the situation turn toxic situations come and go people don't really change that much

if it's a situation the judgment you have to make as a leader is is the person profoundly toxic or did the situation turn toxic situations come and go people don't really change that much

So my brilliant wife frequently reminds me that more often than not, it's about incentives. The unlock.

So my brilliant wife frequently reminds me that more often than not, it's about incentives. The unlock.

So my brilliant wife frequently reminds me that more often than not, it's about incentives. The unlock.

for you the reason you are so obsessed with fucking winning is because it's your company it's your project it's your passion like you've been doing this since you were 14 years old and like the only goal is to do more of you and so you don't need motivation like your incentives are aligned like you were essentially born with a microphone in your mouth to just try to get bigger and literally yeah and

for you the reason you are so obsessed with fucking winning is because it's your company it's your project it's your passion like you've been doing this since you were 14 years old and like the only goal is to do more of you and so you don't need motivation like your incentives are aligned like you were essentially born with a microphone in your mouth to just try to get bigger and literally yeah and

for you the reason you are so obsessed with fucking winning is because it's your company it's your project it's your passion like you've been doing this since you were 14 years old and like the only goal is to do more of you and so you don't need motivation like your incentives are aligned like you were essentially born with a microphone in your mouth to just try to get bigger and literally yeah and