Max Levchin of Affirm: Why I Built Affirm after PayPal

<p>Today's episode was recorded back in 2019, way before Affirm became a 27 billion dollar public company, and the BNPL (that is buy now pay later) won over young consumers across the world.<br /> <br /> Before Affirm, Max was known as the co-founder of PayPal, where he designed the company's system to detect fraud. A "fintech nerd", as he called himself and serial entrepreneur, Max shared how Affirm was a product of his guiding principle in life, and how his wife was the voice of reason when defining what was fun for him.<br /> <br /> This episode is co-hosted by GGV managing partner Glenn Soloman and first appeared on Glenn's podcast Founder Real Talk.<br /> <br /> <em>For the full transcript of the show, go to</em> nextbn.ggvc.com<br /> <em>Join our listeners' community, go to</em> nextbn.ggvc.com/community<br /> <br /> <em>Disclaimer:</em> <em>This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You s...