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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism) (#869)

· Tim Ferriss · June 11, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
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Summary
Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm and co-founder of PayPal, shares his journey from the Soviet Union to building successful billion-dollar companies. The episode discusses entrepreneurship, consumer empowerment in payment systems, and the contrasting principles of socialism and capitalism.
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