Quotes from Max Levchin

I'm trying to build something where people will go every day.

Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on time-wasting arguments.

You can have successful teams where people hate but deeply respect each other; the opposite (love but not respect among team members) is a recipe for disaster.

The single most important top-level trend is the shift to mobile.