Eddie Vivas

11 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 1, 2022 by Eddie Vivas · across every show →

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Apr 1, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vivas Grew Early Recipe Website to $20,000 Monthly in Six Months
“I built a recipe cookbook website. And I went from making like, I don't know, 1800 dollars a month to like 20,000 dollars a month in a matter of six months.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 4:30 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 positive
Disclosure
Vivas Actively Seeks Out Failed Founders When Angel Investing
“When I invest, I very much look at failed entrepreneurs. I think it's incredibly humbling.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 8:54 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 negative
Opinion
Vivas: Founders Taking $10M in Early Secondaries Send Weird Signals
“Early companies found are taking ten million dollars off the table. Personally, I think it sends a lot of weird signals.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 25:20 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 positive
Insight
Vivas: Smart Employees Will Figure Out Company Reality Regardless of Secrecy
“If you hired smart people, they're going to figure the shit out anyways. You can hide things from dumb people. Smart people are going to figure it out, so you might as well be straight up. I mean, because if I have a sense of urgency behind certain decisions, …”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 20:16 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 neutral
Disclosure
Vivas: Curated Employee Secondary Liquidity Take Rate Is Under 10%
“We've offered our team a few secondaries, and the take rate has been less than 10%. In one case, we didn't even have enough secondary demand to fill, to cover the legal fees.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 24:38 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 negative
Insight
Vivas: LinkedIn's Job Hierarchy Stifled Junior Employees' Correct Ideas
“One thing I observed when I worked at LinkedIn was if a director said something and an associate was in the room, the director was always right, But the associate often was the one who was right, but just because the more senior person was the one who said som…”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 28:34 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 positive
Opinion
Vivas: Serial Founders Get Investor Leeway for Long-Term Execution
“That difference between being able to be long-term focused versus short-term focus is a huge, huge, huge advantage. I always tell Entrepreneurs, like, don't take this advice from me, because what I do as a repeat entrepreneur is different than what you're goin…”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 9:21 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Vivas: AppLovin Was Spun Out From My First Ad Tech Business
“So we sold that company. But before we did, we spun out a few assets. One of them was called Bright, which I went to go focus on. And then another one was called Applovin, where my brother and my co-founder Adam Fergie went to go focus on.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 4:52 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022 negative
Insight
Vivas: Convincing Candidates by Selling Dreams Is a Major Hiring Mistake
“The biggest mistake I've made in hiring is trying to convince people to join us. And I think it's that if I sell the dream and I convince you to come and inevitably the dream doesn't come true, you're going to be demoralized. You weren't really that bought in …”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 20:54 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022
Insight
Vivas: Stacking 90% Software Solutions Creates Mediocre Technology
“One of the things we've come to terms with is if I stack a bunch of 90% solutions on top of each other, it gets really mediocre really quickly.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 12:12 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
Apr 1, 2022
Insight
Vivas: Pushing Extreme Office Hours Burns Out Top Startup Talent
“And the people who stick around will end up just being the people who aren't your stars in the first place. Cause your stars want to be learning and they want to be happy and they want to be creating impact.”
Eddie Vivas Apr 1, 2022 ▶ 8:22 20VC: The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make Hiring, The 2 Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them, Why Most Startup Equity Plans are F****** and Why You Should Scrap Titles From Your Company with Eddie Vivas, Founder & CEO @ Curated
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