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An interview with Affirm co-founder Max Levchin on hitting profitability, international expansion, building an “Affirm mafia”, DOGE, friendship with Musk, more

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson / Semafor : X: @edgecliffe . LinkedIn: Max Levchin X: @edgecliffe : Max Levchin, Affirm's CEO, told me he incorporated his company on Pi Day because he's “a little bit obsessed with mathematical constants.” So obsessed, indeed, that he delayed proposing until he could find a 3.14 carat diamond for the engagement ring. https://www.semafor.com/... LinkedIn: Max Levchin : On Affirm's 13th birthday, I had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson at SEMAFOR about how and why we started Affirm …

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