Facebook is so ubiquitous now that it's like another manifestation of the web itself. Max Levchin facebookmanifestationubiquitous Change image and share on social
I'm trying to build something where people will go every day. Max Levchin builddaypeople Change image and share on social
One of the things we did at PayPal was collaborative filtering and machine learning: looking at patterns of human behavior. We used it there to predict when people would try to cheat the system to get money. But you can predict pretty much any behavior with a certain amount of accuracy. Max Levchin accuracyamountbehavior share on social
If the game designer produces more content than he can consume per month, some fraction of the people will say more quests, more tests, more challenges, more whatever, and they will be compelled by it. Max Levchin challengecompelconsume share on social
I've been developing mobile for years before anybody else really thought it was that important. Max Levchin develophaveimportant Change image and share on social
If you're building a social product, you're still living in the last century if your product doesn't work on Facebook. Max Levchin buildcenturyfacebook Change image and share on social
Media is very different from financial services. People are very fickle and very vocal. They believe that things should be one way and not the other. It's still very rewarding to build products for huge audiences. It feels like you're making an impact. Max Levchin audiencebuildfelt share on social
You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device. Yelp saw that very early on. And when we launched the mobile product, we saw immediate growth, and we were stunned. Max Levchin androidappdevice share on social
If we compare the two, Facebook is currently a superior place to market a product like Slide. Twitter is more like a general distribution agent. It's like broadcast radio. Max Levchin agentbroadcastcompare Change image and share on social
If I see what you're up to on Facebook but I don't see your updates on Flickr, I'll still care about Facebook. Max Levchin carefacebookflickr Change image and share on social