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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

And, told publicly for the first time, Siemiatkowski reveals how he once sought out PayPal co-founder Max Levchin as an advisor, only to learn a little later that he had started Affirm, one of Klarna’s most direct U.S. In hindsight, the Klarna CEO advises that it’s always smarter to foster competition in a round.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

And, told publicly for the first time, Siemiatkowski reveals how he once sought out PayPal co-founder Max Levchin as an advisor, only to learn a little later that he had started Affirm, one of Klarna’s most direct U.S. In hindsight, the Klarna CEO advises that it’s always smarter to foster competition in a round.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

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