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@sourceryy · May 22, 2026

.@morganhousel says you can't get a crazy genius like @elonmusk without a few extreme personality traits: "This guy’s trying to go to Mars. Of course he’s not trying to remain within the box of civility. He successfully took on GM and Ford and NASA when he was like in his 30s."

Startup Archive@StartupArchive_· May 17, 2026

PayPal cofounder Max Levchin: “Brilliant people have extreme personalities more often than not” After working with extreme personalities like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk at PayPal, Max decided that in his next venture he would optimize for a more collegial office environment:

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07:35 AM · May 22, 2026 · 576.9K views

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