HVF Labs

HVF is Max Levchin's Venture Studio. We build great companies with the teams that will operate them.

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

Kid Independence Day -- and @HVFLabs playbook! Vid: https://t.co/2O5sK6clfC

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

"Building Companies that Take on Risk" -- @karnsaroya of @cover talks about transitioning from lead-gen to carrier, bootstrapping reinsurance, and better rating through mobile tech. https://t.co/mWcgD27xaT

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

Thanks Shara Chang for a great talk @HVFLabs on fair lending regs and modern lending!

What's changed? Ad targeting, advanced underwriting, ID verification, alternative data, app-driven communication. Slides: https://t.co/EHyKSAnChj

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

Modern lenders win by using alternative data, advanced UW, app-based comms, and digital ads. But fair lending regs can be complex.

Product/tech practitioners, catch a practical advice session with Shara Chang, counsel @ Buckley LLP, former @Affirm. https://t.co/iHxxDArF4h

[Benjamin Jun @BenjaminJun]

Congrats to @jennifer_tye of @GlowHQ for making top 30 list of FemTech Healthcare Influencers! https://t.co/OhNmNFTaVJ

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

HVF alum @AlexKlarfeld presents engineering challenges and tech stack at @divvyhomes. Catch vid + slides: https://t.co/ReC4ZEOTfm . Future talks: https://t.co/789wRZRP7x

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

How Software Can Power Home Ownership https://t.co/IjiTQrOdu7

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

"Data Science and SMB Lending", a great presentation by @itsthomson at HVF's How I Built It. Slides: https://t.co/9FykkBD0fB Catch the series: https://t.co/789wRZRP7x

[Benjamin Jun @BenjaminJun]

One of my fave things: my annual IAP trek. Cool projects & energy, plus sharing at @MITStartLabs and Boston HackLodge @MITtechx. Thanks for hosting me!

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

Next month's How I Built It: Data Science for Lending 101 by @itsthomson. Feb 21 @ HVF, register: https://t.co/789wRZRP7x

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

"So You Want to Build a Ledger" was our first How I Built It talk of 2019. The real tech scoop from @koblovinamerica @teepark of @Affirm. Vid + slides: https://t.co/PRBTAh8eFh

[Affirm @Affirm]

Thanks to @sfelc_ for hosting @mlevchin fireside chat about engineering leadership with @benjaminjun. The painting was a delightful gift – we'll find a good spot for it at Affirm HQ.

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

HVF Alumn @zealoustiger would like you to meet Divvy Homes https://t.co/IRm9TENwWj

[Brian Ma @zealoustiger]

Meet Divvy: Startup aims to revolutionize rent-to-own https://t.co/SdJSwEWIPR (thx @BenLaneHW!)

[Max Levchin @mlevchin]

This funding allows @Affirm to continue to grow our point of sale credit business, expand into new verticals, offer new services for our merchant partners, build new products within the new Affirm App and begin our international expansion. https://t.co/TBFJhPm57x

[Benjamin Jun @BenjaminJun]

Psyched to judge @CalHacks this weekend! Smooth builds, beaucoup caffeine, and favorable API winds to all teams. https://t.co/tG8RQ8Lv8T

[Amit Solanki @iamsolankiamit]

Behind every complicated SQL query is a story whose characters are nameless and trapped in a prison of parentheses. - @HVFLabs

[Github Trending @TrendingGithub]

HVF / franchise: 🍟 a notebook sql client. what you get when have a lot of sequels. ★339 https://t.co/pP0yvwYPKn

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

Try https://t.co/rMPSNwpF5D (LIVE DEMO), our new remarkably painless SQL notebook for Postgres / MySQL / BigQuery / SQLite & plain CSV.

[Max Levchin @mlevchin]

After only 4 years, more than 10million women are using @GlowHQ apps! #1 apps for #menstruation, #sex, #fertility, #pregnancy & #parenthood

[HVF Labs @HVFLabs]

We've built a new SQL client & would like for you to beta test it. Learning more about how people are using SQL tools. Email [email protected]