Max Levchin

Like you had decided at some point that you're willing to work Saturdays and Sundays to succeed. And that's just it. And like, yeah, some people go to the pub and others go skiing and everybody has their thing. And you decided, no, I'm just going to work. And that's what I'm going to do.

Like you had decided at some point that you're willing to work Saturdays and Sundays to succeed. And that's just it. And like, yeah, some people go to the pub and others go skiing and everybody has their thing. And you decided, no, I'm just going to work. And that's what I'm going to do.

Like you had decided at some point that you're willing to work Saturdays and Sundays to succeed. And that's just it. And like, yeah, some people go to the pub and others go skiing and everybody has their thing. And you decided, no, I'm just going to work. And that's what I'm going to do.

And having that conversation with someone who's just joined your team, like, hey, we're all going to work on Saturday and Sunday because I want to succeed is not going to do anything for them. What do you need to do is figure out what is it that they're looking out for and what is their goal? And if their goal is to go skiing three days a week instead of two, you may have made a hiring mistake.

And having that conversation with someone who's just joined your team, like, hey, we're all going to work on Saturday and Sunday because I want to succeed is not going to do anything for them. What do you need to do is figure out what is it that they're looking out for and what is their goal? And if their goal is to go skiing three days a week instead of two, you may have made a hiring mistake.

And having that conversation with someone who's just joined your team, like, hey, we're all going to work on Saturday and Sunday because I want to succeed is not going to do anything for them. What do you need to do is figure out what is it that they're looking out for and what is their goal? And if their goal is to go skiing three days a week instead of two, you may have made a hiring mistake.

But if their goal is to feel great about their work, the investment you have to make isn't about beating them up about this work quality is garbage or telling them go work harder to say like, hey, I know you're motivated by quality.

But if their goal is to feel great about their work, the investment you have to make isn't about beating them up about this work quality is garbage or telling them go work harder to say like, hey, I know you're motivated by quality.

But if their goal is to feel great about their work, the investment you have to make isn't about beating them up about this work quality is garbage or telling them go work harder to say like, hey, I know you're motivated by quality.

Let me spend all available time to just get to a place where you look at every pixel you put down or every sound you record and you just falling out of your chair about how good it is and it can't really get any better. That's what motivates you. I know. And that's what we're going to do together. That's what team leadership is all about.

Let me spend all available time to just get to a place where you look at every pixel you put down or every sound you record and you just falling out of your chair about how good it is and it can't really get any better. That's what motivates you. I know. And that's what we're going to do together. That's what team leadership is all about.

Let me spend all available time to just get to a place where you look at every pixel you put down or every sound you record and you just falling out of your chair about how good it is and it can't really get any better. That's what motivates you. I know. And that's what we're going to do together. That's what team leadership is all about.

The difficult part of leadership of teams is always deciding that this is irredeemable because you want people to have second, third, fourth chances. But at some point you're like, well, okay, you're great, but you are hiring mistake. And I'm so sorry.

The difficult part of leadership of teams is always deciding that this is irredeemable because you want people to have second, third, fourth chances. But at some point you're like, well, okay, you're great, but you are hiring mistake. And I'm so sorry.

The difficult part of leadership of teams is always deciding that this is irredeemable because you want people to have second, third, fourth chances. But at some point you're like, well, okay, you're great, but you are hiring mistake. And I'm so sorry.

So I think at any given time you're hiring the story about knowing the letter grade of every person you hire in your company, whether it's 2000 people like a firm, but that's just silly. Like you don't know people are these days coached and trained and fine tuned to be exceptional interviewees.

So I think at any given time you're hiring the story about knowing the letter grade of every person you hire in your company, whether it's 2000 people like a firm, but that's just silly. Like you don't know people are these days coached and trained and fine tuned to be exceptional interviewees.

So I think at any given time you're hiring the story about knowing the letter grade of every person you hire in your company, whether it's 2000 people like a firm, but that's just silly. Like you don't know people are these days coached and trained and fine tuned to be exceptional interviewees.

And so somebody coming in and telling you their life story, like, you know, they have watched probably an interview you conducted with someone who's a professional interviewer who was spelled out what it looks like when you're hiring an A player. You know, someone's going to be like, hmm, extreme personality is very important. Max Lovchin said so. How do I get myself more extreme? What I need.

And so somebody coming in and telling you their life story, like, you know, they have watched probably an interview you conducted with someone who's a professional interviewer who was spelled out what it looks like when you're hiring an A player. You know, someone's going to be like, hmm, extreme personality is very important. Max Lovchin said so. How do I get myself more extreme? What I need.