Max Levchin
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Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-American technology entrepreneur, engineer, and investor best known as a co-founder of PayPal. He is the founder and CEO of Affirm, a consumer-finance technology company.
6 episodes featuring Max Levchin
TBPN
AI moves from safety debate to everyday infrastructure
The episode connects AI’s unresolved questions about regulation and labor with the companies building its hardware, financial systems, social products, and tax infrastructure.
Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 50m
TBPN
AI agents still need humans to move commerce
As models become cheaper and more capable, the fight over commerce may hinge less on intelligence than on trust, logistics, and support.
Sep 22, 2026 · 33 min
The a16z Show
Affirm founders explain why tiny payments become giant markets
The conversation connects payment infrastructure, merchant economics, and emerging AI interfaces to explain where the next major fintech opportunities may form.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 1m
Stock Movers
Gap rallies as retail margins reshape market winners and losers
The episode connects company-specific earnings signals with shifting rate expectations and a separate look at technology-driven urban growth.
Aug 28, 2026 · 8 min
Bloomberg Tech
Warsh’s inflation warning collides with AI’s investment boom
The episode connects monetary-policy uncertainty with an AI spending surge that could reshape productivity, employment, prices, and technology markets.
Aug 28, 2026 · 59 min
Sourcery
AppLovin turns lean engineering into an advertising advantage
The conversation examines whether a focused, engineering-led company can extend its mobile advertising edge into new markets and AI-driven growth.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 27m