Bram Sugarman
4 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 4, 2017 by Bram Sugarman · across every show →
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Oct 4, 2017
Shopify's M&A approval process mirrors VC investment committees
“Having come from the VC background, so it's structured in a very similar way. We have an individual who I work with who would sort of be the partner on the transaction, really pushing and championing what we call a champion of the deal, pushing it through the …”
Oct 4, 2017 positive
Acquired startup founders make the best long-term leaders post-acquisition
“We find that founders make the best long-term leaders within the company, and what we want to have is, is all founders who have opportunities and distinct paths to go down, an opportunity to join Shopify to become incredible leaders.”
Oct 4, 2017
Profitability is the best source of startup optionality
“Optionality can come in one of three favors. That could be a sustainable business that's highly profitable. That's the best way to build optionality. Second best way is by having great funders behind you who are willing to really take this to the long term. Th…”
Oct 4, 2017
Shopify uses M&A primarily to accelerate its product roadmap
“I spend the majority of my time working with our product team and understanding what that roadmap looks like for the next one, two, three, five, 10 years, and we have an opportunity to look at each area and find out which of those specifically can be great can…”