Nicole sits down with Affirm CEO Max Levchin for a wide ranging discussion. They cover Affirm’s use of technology as a means of inclusion, the number one characteristic he looks for when hiring, and his work on women’s health and fractionalizing home ownership.

Show notes:

• Introductions [:08]

• Underlying problems with our current credit system [1:20]

• The impact of deferred interest [5:15]

• How Affirm is trying to change the industry [6:00]

• What does Affirm stand for [8:20]

• How Max hires and what he looks for when hiring [9:22]

• The origins of the women’s fertility app, Glow [11:30]

• How Max built the community around Glow [16:00]

• HVF: Hard, Valuable, and Fun [17:10]

• Divvy: fractionalizing home ownership [20:00]