Alex MacCaw

11 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 13, 2019 by Alex MacCaw · said 17 times in 7 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Sep 13, 2019 positive
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MacCaw: Clearbit Perks Include Full-Time Chefs and Therapy for All Employees
“We actually have two full-time chefs, because people just pick the default. If there's shitty food in front of them, they'll pick it. We offer gym stipends. We offer therapy for everyone. We offer the best health insurance. We have on track vacation. You can w…”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 15:10 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019
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MacCaw: Operations and Management Determine Post-PMF Startup Success
“Operations and management are the unglamorous side of company building, sure, but after product-market They are the difference between success and failure.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 6:36 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019
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MacCaw Founded Clearbit as a Vehicle for Personal Self-Actualization
“I actually started this company as a tool to self actualize.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 4:36 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 positive
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MacCaw: Clearbit Built Its Advisory Board With Six CEO Investors
“When it comes to my advisory group, what I've done is I got six CEOs and ex-CEOs to invest in the company, and they became my advisory board.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 26:44 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 positive
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MacCaw: Founders Should Put Personal Trainers and Therapists on the Company Card
“As soon as you raise that first round, or you get to profitability, then put a personal trainer on the company card, put an exec coach on the company card, put a therapist on the company card. These are absolutely legitimate expenses, and you should be spendin…”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 16:13 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 positive
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MacCaw: Hiring the Right People Upfront Is 80% of Management
“I think what is less understood is that 80% of the work of management is actually done up front by hiring the right people.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 8:09 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 negative
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MacCaw: Clearbit Expects Minimal Operational Help From Its VC Investors
“I tell our VCs that I actually don't want much help from them. If I want a recruiter, I'll pay for a recruiter, and there'll be a better recruiter than that VC because they're full-time.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 24:31 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 positive
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MacCaw: Mandatory Employee Sourcing Sessions Are the Best Way to Scale Hiring
“So the secret is sourcing sessions. Sit down with your engineers or whoever is relevant for the role and then use tools. There's tools like teamable, or you can just go through the LinkedIn and use LinkedIn recruiter. You literally just got to sit them down be…”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 9:48 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019 negative
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MacCaw: Clearbit Received Zero Recruiting Candidates From Its VC Investors
“Honestly, we had no candidates through our existing investors or through other investors”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 25:11 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019
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MacCaw: Interviews Fail; References Are the Only Reliable Evaluation Method
“But I do believe that frankly, interviews just don't cut it. You know, the only real way we found of evaluating candidates is through references and back channels.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 5:34 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
Sep 13, 2019
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Executive Coach Matt Mochary Coached Clearbit for Free in Its Early Days
“Matt Mashari helped us in the early days, and he didn't charge us a thing.”
Alex MacCaw Sep 13, 2019 ▶ 7:32 20VC: Clearbit Founder Alex MacCaw on How To Successfully Negotiate with Investors, What Value-Add Do VCs Really Bring & Why You Should Only Have Operators on Your Board
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