153: An Honest Conversation w/ Affirm CEO Max Levchin
Rich Habits Podcast
Scaling underwriting with machine models
Max describes Affirm's machine-driven underwriting, fairness focus, and long history using statistical learning.
In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz sit down to have an honest conversation with the CEO of Affirm, Max Levchin.
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