Fidji Simo
10 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 18, 2021 by Fidji Simo · said 22 times in 8 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (8), Maria Angelidou (5), Bret Taylor (3), Jason James (2), Jason Lemkin (1)
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2026 5 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
- OpenAI Buys TBPN & Their Management Team Reboot | Mercor Hack & Why Now is the Time for Cyber · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Anthropic Buys Compute From Elon & Commits $200BN to Google | Cerebras IPO | Ramp Raises at $40BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- SpaceX's Financials Leaked: Is it Worth $2TN | Meta Debuts Muse Spark: Are They Back in the AI Race? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2025 9 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
- OpenAI, SBF & Perplexity: What VCs Know That You Don’t · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20Product: Why Most CPOs are Bad | Why You Do Not Need PMs in a World of AI | Why the Design Stage is Dead and How to Use Vibe Coding to Replace It | The Three Roles All Founders End Up Firing on Repeat with Jason James @ Tezi
- Anthropic Raises $13BN & OpenAI Buys Statsig for $1.1BN All Stock · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2024 8 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
Everything said about Fidji Simo, oldest first
Oct 18, 2021 positive
Simo Hired Chief of Staff Based on Deep Preparation and Actionable Critique
“My chief of staff had come to the interview, having read everything about me, having already having a point of view on the things that I needed to change, the types of like challenges I would have. And you know, that totally convinced me way more than years of…”
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Simo: Micromanagement Signals Failed Strategy Communication or Bad Hiring
“When I end up having to dig into the details and It really means that this, one of these two things has broken down. Either I haven't really communicated the strategy in a way that empowers the team to make good decisions, or I just don't have the right people…”
Oct 18, 2021 positive
Simo: Mark Zuckerberg's Decision-Making Was Unaffected by Facebook's IPO
“And I think, you know, I went through this transition at Facebook when we went IPO and I had a great role model in Mark where, you know, his decision-making wasn't affected by being public. It was really all about how do we sell people best and how do we sell …”
Oct 18, 2021 positive
Simo: Women Need Career Sponsors Who Open Doors, Not Just Mentors
“I don't think mentors are That's critical. I think sponsors are, and there's a very big difference there. I mean, mentors are the kind of people who sit down with you, have coffee, give you some really, really great advice, and kind of walk away. Sponsors are …”
Oct 18, 2021
Fidji Simo: Leaders cannot solve hard problems during continuous bad days
“Fundamentally you are not going to crack a hard Problem on a series of bad days. You're going to crack a whole problem when you're absolutely at your best as a leader. And therefore you are inspiring people to be at their best.”
Oct 18, 2021 neutral
Simo Invented 'Facebook Stores' Over Thanksgiving to Land Her Facebook Job
“I spent my entire Thanksgiving weekend inventing a new product called Facebook Stores, which is very close to a product that we've launched recently called Facebook Shops, and I built all of the marketing materials around it.”