Max Levchin

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

I don't think it's, you know, nothing to be ashamed of. Drive and grit that is the other side of that coin are rare. And people who have it end up being entrepreneurs or something resembling entrepreneurship because it is such an unstoppable force, which is amazing. Like if you don't have it, it's a thing you can't really teach.

I don't think it's, you know, nothing to be ashamed of. Drive and grit that is the other side of that coin are rare. And people who have it end up being entrepreneurs or something resembling entrepreneurship because it is such an unstoppable force, which is amazing. Like if you don't have it, it's a thing you can't really teach.

I don't think it's, you know, nothing to be ashamed of. Drive and grit that is the other side of that coin are rare. And people who have it end up being entrepreneurs or something resembling entrepreneurship because it is such an unstoppable force, which is amazing. Like if you don't have it, it's a thing you can't really teach.

On the flip side, there's plenty of other people that you not just need, you require to achieve your goals. Like no one is an island in pursuit of their entrepreneurial ambition. And you have to figure out what it is that motivates them. And in many cases, the motivations are not at all relatable for you.

On the flip side, there's plenty of other people that you not just need, you require to achieve your goals. Like no one is an island in pursuit of their entrepreneurial ambition. And you have to figure out what it is that motivates them. And in many cases, the motivations are not at all relatable for you.

On the flip side, there's plenty of other people that you not just need, you require to achieve your goals. Like no one is an island in pursuit of their entrepreneurial ambition. And you have to figure out what it is that motivates them. And in many cases, the motivations are not at all relatable for you.