Daniel Yanisse

12 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 2, 2022 by Daniel Yanisse · said 3 times in 2 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jul 2, 2022
Assertion Supported
Yanisse: Checkr co-founders started the company while on H-1B visas
“We also were on H-one B immigrant visas in the US. So our visa was tied to our current job.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 1:57 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022
Disclosure
Yanisse: Checkr has fired over 20 failed executive hires
“I think I hired over 20 plus, I kind of stopped counting leaders over time and that didn't work out for one reason or another after some time.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 5:49 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 negative
Opinion
Yanisse: Expanding Checkr into enterprise too early was his worst decision
“The worst decision for sure was to go too early into the enterprise. So after we had really good traction in the gig economy with tech companies, we decided, I read crossing the chasm. And so I decided, okay, let's expand to enterprise customers. And that was …”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 39:28 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022
Insight
Yanisse: Startups should hire executives for their two-year scale target
“I think you have to hire them for what you need in the next two years. So if you look at the scale that they've operated at and you project yourself one or two years in the future, that that's, you know, let's say if you have a hundred people in the revenue te…”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 10:11 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Yanisse: Checkr renegotiated Series C terms after missing revenue targets
“I think it was our Series C hardest. I mean, overall we've been lucky. I've had really fast, easy fundraisers because the business has been performing well and we have a good team. But the Series C was one of the hardest because we got the term sheet for the S…”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 37:38 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 positive
Insight
Yanisse: Hiring an executive coach is the best investment a CEO can make
“So I absolutely recommend it to any CEO. I mean, unless you are a CEO and you feel like you're doing amazing and there's nothing you can improve on which I would be skeptical for any founder or CEO. I think it's the best investment you can make.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 20:50 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 positive
Insight
Yanisse: Behavior change is nearly impossible without a coach or therapist
“I think no one can improve on their own. It's almost impossible. Even if you're very self-aware, you need a friend to improve, whether it's like a therapist in life or a coach at, or in a professional setting, I do think you need others to help you. Otherwise …”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 19:05 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 positive
Opinion
Yanisse: Accel's Rich Wong is exceptional at coaching first-time founders
“Rich Wong from Excel is amazing. So he is really founder friendly really good at coaching, you know, first time founders and helping without imposing any vision or strategy, just helping the founders grow and learn.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 26:47 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 negative
Opinion
Yanisse: Most board meetings fail to add value and create excess burden
“Many board meetings, it's not adding value. It's actually, you know, Creating more burden and work for the leadership team and the CEO.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 26:15 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022
Insight
Yanisse: Give underperforming executives 3 to 6 months to course-correct
“You do need to give them some time and, you know, also founders, I would say suck at giving feedback. There's many reasons why For some days it's hard to give, you know, constructive feedback to senior leaders, but you do need to give them feedback to talk abo…”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 11:15 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022 negative
Insight
Yanisse: Saying you lack time for a CEO coach is nonsense
“Many people tell me that they don't have the time to spend time with a CEO, with a coach. I think that's BS because having a coach helps you better prioritize your time be more effective as a leader.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 21:07 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 2, 2022
Insight
Yanisse: 25% to 50% of executive hires fail at any company
“I think between one and two and one in four executives don't really work out in any company.”
Daniel Yanisse Jul 2, 2022 ▶ 6:20 Daniel Yanisse: Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in the Hiring Process | 20VC #903 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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