On Max Levchin’s page in the networking site Linkedin he states simply: “I start and run companies.” For a big name in Silicon Valley, it is a refreshingly jargon-free summary.

“I wrote that the week LinkedIn opened,” he laughs when asked about it. “Reid [Hoffman, LinkedIn founder] showed me his new product and I filled out a profile as fast as I could. I think it’s still very accurate. That’s what I do.”