Levchin: B players hire C players out of fear of being outperformed
Max Levchin · Max Levchin, Founder & CEO @ Affirm:The Biggest Surprise Scaling to $18.7BN Market Cap · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Feb 5, 2025 · at 11:16
Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm, discusses team dynamics and hiring behaviors on 20VC with Harry Stebbings.
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“The Steve Jobs quote, A players, higher A players, B players, higher C players, is profoundly true. There should be an asterisk explaining why this is true, and the reason for it is fear.”
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