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Max Levchin

8 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 9, 2024 by David Senra · said 20 times in 9 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Jan 9, 2024
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Max Levchin: The First B-Player Hired Will Destroy The Entire Company
“Max kept repeating, A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra Jan 9, 2024 ▶ 49:36 What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett
Apr 14, 2024
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Max Levchin: The first B-player hired degrades the company's entire talent standard
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra Apr 14, 2024 ▶ 1:11:11 The Autobiography of Ted Turner
Apr 16, 2024
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Levchin: The first B player hired brings down the whole company
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players, so the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra Apr 16, 2024 ▶ 1:41:42 Charlie Munger (the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack)
Apr 17, 2024
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Max Levchin: Hiring a single B-player brings down the entire company
“A players hire A players, B players hire C players. So the first B player you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra Apr 17, 2024 ▶ 1:22:48 Les Schwab (Charlie Munger recommended this book)
Apr 18, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
PayPal Prioritized Execution Speed Above Everything Except Its Recruiting Standards
“Obviously they move fast, but they prioritize speed over everything else except in one area, recruiting. Max Ludgen kept the bar for talent exceedingly high, even if that came at the expense of speedy staffing.”
David Senra Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 45:53 The Autobiography of Christian Dior
May 2, 2024 positive
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Levchin: The first B-player hired brings the whole company down
“A's hire A's, B's hire C's, so the first B you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra May 2, 2024 ▶ 1:47:46 The Biography of George Lucas
Oct 15, 2024 negative
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Max Levchin: Hiring a Single 'B Player' Takes the Whole Company Down
“A's hire A's. B's hire C's. So the first B you hire takes the whole company down.”
David Senra Oct 15, 2024 ▶ 11:52 Mr Beast's Leaked Memo
Nov 26, 2024 positive
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The best employees treat their role as their final job before founding
“The very best employee at any job at any level of responsibility is the person who generally believes this is their last job working for someone. The next thing they'll start will be their own.”
David Senra Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 9:11 James J. Hill: The Empire Builder
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