As I was getting interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, or some big pub guy, all I remember … - Max Levchin

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They can't find my house now because I keep it very quiet where I live.

Max Levchin

As I was getting interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, or some big pub guy, all I remember was that he went off to the bathroom for a second, and they brought out my omelet. The next thing I remember, I woke up, and I was on the side of my own omelet, and there was no one at Buck's. Everyone was gone. They just let me sleep.

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