meetings

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 28, 2016 by Ryan Holmes · across every show →

Everything said about meetings, oldest first

Oct 28, 2016 negative
Insight
Meetings Without Clear Documented Outcomes Are a Waste of Time
“Because if you don't have outcomes out of a meeting, the whole meeting really, I think is very often wasn't worth value.”
Ryan Holmes Oct 28, 2016 ▶ 12:13 20VC: Hootsuite's Ryan Holmes on Optimising Productivity in Meetings, Creating An Ownership Culture & Lessons From Running A Pizzeria!
Apr 14, 2020 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
DHH: Restricting Meetings to Debate Resolution Eliminates 80% of Them
“Yes, that filter will cut off at least 80% of all the meetings that most people have.”
David Heinemeier Hansson Apr 14, 2020 ▶ 9:15 20VC: Basecamp Founder David Heinemeier Hansson on Why It Is The Biggest BS To Chase Being A Unicorn, His Relationship to Wealth and Status and Why Now More Than Ever It Is A Myth Entrepreneurs Have To Raise VC
Apr 14, 2020 positive
Insight
DHH: Meetings Are Only Useful for Four or Fewer People
“Meetings are great when you have two or three or four. That's probably the limit. If you get into five, it's already starting to be problematic. But let's just say four people who are very well informed about specific set of issues, and they're not on the same…”
David Heinemeier Hansson Apr 14, 2020 ▶ 7:58 20VC: Basecamp Founder David Heinemeier Hansson on Why It Is The Biggest BS To Chase Being A Unicorn, His Relationship to Wealth and Status and Why Now More Than Ever It Is A Myth Entrepreneurs Have To Raise VC
Nov 29, 2021 negative
Insight
Foroughi: Corporate meetings are fundamentally driven by a fear of loss
“That's fundamentally why people have a lot of meetings is fear of loss.”
Adam Foroughi Nov 29, 2021 ▶ 13:21 20VC: AppLovin's Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Foroughi on How AppLovin Might Be The Venture Capital Industry's Biggest Miss, How To Run a 1,000+ Organisation with Very Few Meetings & Balancing the Demands of Wall St with Long Term, Sustainable Growth
Jan 24, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Two-Thirds of Sales Meetings Are Scheduled via Cold Calling
“Most meetings are set, like two thirds are set as a cold call.”
Carlos Delatorre Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 25:26 Carlos Delatorre, CRO @Harness: Why Every Sales Rep Should Do Pipeline Generation | E1251 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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