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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2020 · 19 MIN

The First Step: How Affirm CEO Max Levchin handles risk-taking in launching a new business

from Creative Control · host Fast Company

In this episode, our host Chris Denson talks to Max Levchin, co-founder and CEO at Affirm and co-founder of PayPal, about how to overcome a fear of failure and embrace risk in bringing forward new ideas. Then Chris dives into how established organizations need to be constantly iterating and incorporating their learnings from failures with Dilip Mistry, Partner at McKinsey and Company.

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