Max Levchin

You're like, oh man. And some people are very good at focusing, but I think majority of people are less focused than they'd like to be and less focused than they think they are.

You're like, oh man. And some people are very good at focusing, but I think majority of people are less focused than they'd like to be and less focused than they think they are.

It's quite hybrid and it really depends on the geo. So we have offices now worldwide. And by offices, I mean places, because some places do not have an office. Our world headquarters notionally is still San Francisco. So that's where I'll be today. And I think it'll be on the order of half full, maybe a little bit more than half full. Our other coast office in New York will have standing room only.

It's quite hybrid and it really depends on the geo. So we have offices now worldwide. And by offices, I mean places, because some places do not have an office. Our world headquarters notionally is still San Francisco. So that's where I'll be today. And I think it'll be on the order of half full, maybe a little bit more than half full. Our other coast office in New York will have standing room only.

It's quite hybrid and it really depends on the geo. So we have offices now worldwide. And by offices, I mean places, because some places do not have an office. Our world headquarters notionally is still San Francisco. So that's where I'll be today. And I think it'll be on the order of half full, maybe a little bit more than half full. Our other coast office in New York will have standing room only.

There will be not enough seats, not enough cubbyholes to hide in because people will be there in such quantities and everything in between. It's not true that we are fully back.

There will be not enough seats, not enough cubbyholes to hide in because people will be there in such quantities and everything in between. It's not true that we are fully back.

There will be not enough seats, not enough cubbyholes to hide in because people will be there in such quantities and everything in between. It's not true that we are fully back.

I think there's a ton of value in being fully back. Again, like everything else, there's texture to this value. If you have a C-level team, one way of pushing them into the B-level is you make sure they all sit together and are surrounded by A players who are constantly telling them like, hey, go better, do more. If you have a great team, some people are actually more productive.

I think there's a ton of value in being fully back. Again, like everything else, there's texture to this value. If you have a C-level team, one way of pushing them into the B-level is you make sure they all sit together and are surrounded by A players who are constantly telling them like, hey, go better, do more. If you have a great team, some people are actually more productive.

I think there's a ton of value in being fully back. Again, like everything else, there's texture to this value. If you have a C-level team, one way of pushing them into the B-level is you make sure they all sit together and are surrounded by A players who are constantly telling them like, hey, go better, do more. If you have a great team, some people are actually more productive.

when they are able to cut out all distractions. And so they can hide themselves in their spare bedroom and just write code for 12 hours or design product for 12 hours or whatever it is. And so I care a lot more about output and productivity than I care about where you are physically. But the thing that I'm completely non compromising about, there has to be enough together time.

when they are able to cut out all distractions. And so they can hide themselves in their spare bedroom and just write code for 12 hours or design product for 12 hours or whatever it is. And so I care a lot more about output and productivity than I care about where you are physically. But the thing that I'm completely non compromising about, there has to be enough together time.

when they are able to cut out all distractions. And so they can hide themselves in their spare bedroom and just write code for 12 hours or design product for 12 hours or whatever it is. And so I care a lot more about output and productivity than I care about where you are physically. But the thing that I'm completely non compromising about, there has to be enough together time.

And so the notion of everybody back in the office, even if all of your meetings are on Zoom because you're talking to our team in Madrid from San Francisco, it's hard to make that argument. It's just not a very productive use of commute time.

And so the notion of everybody back in the office, even if all of your meetings are on Zoom because you're talking to our team in Madrid from San Francisco, it's hard to make that argument. It's just not a very productive use of commute time.

And so the notion of everybody back in the office, even if all of your meetings are on Zoom because you're talking to our team in Madrid from San Francisco, it's hard to make that argument. It's just not a very productive use of commute time.

If you live in East Bay and you need to get in BART and you ride across and you get to the office and you get into a cubbyhole and then you're on Zoom for 12 hours or five hours or six hours, whatever it is, it's hard to make the argument that you should have been in that BART train coming in and coming back. The

If you live in East Bay and you need to get in BART and you ride across and you get to the office and you get into a cubbyhole and then you're on Zoom for 12 hours or five hours or six hours, whatever it is, it's hard to make the argument that you should have been in that BART train coming in and coming back. The

If you live in East Bay and you need to get in BART and you ride across and you get to the office and you get into a cubbyhole and then you're on Zoom for 12 hours or five hours or six hours, whatever it is, it's hard to make the argument that you should have been in that BART train coming in and coming back. The