Melody McCloskey
10 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 31, 2017 by Melody McCloskey · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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Mar 31, 2017
McCloskey hired StyleSeat's first engineer via equity-only Craigslist ad
“I found my first engineer by posting an ad on Craigslist and saying, I'm stealth company seeks engineer to build first version of product for equity, only no money. And believe it or not, that actually resulted in a fantastic engineer from Google who had made …”
Mar 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017
Melody McCloskey worked out of Travis Kalanick's house during StyleSeat's early days
“In the beginning, it was Garrett, and then I was working out of Travis's house three days a week for like a year, and then it became Jenny Lefcourt, who after, you know, as the needs have changed for the business, the, my mentors have changed.”
Mar 31, 2017
McCloskey: Founders Should Gather Mass Advice From Peers Even If Ignored
“Getting to the next level, whatever problems you have to ask people and you have to ask a ton of people. You can ignore their advice, right? But just getting that information in those data points on this is how other really successful businesses have done it a…”
Mar 31, 2017 positive
Mar 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017
McCloskey lived in a closet paying $400 monthly rent to launch StyleSeat
“I saved a ton of money because I lived in, I think it was technically a closet in this home with a whole bunch of other roommates. I paid 400 dollars in rent and I did that for a couple of years and saved a little bit of, yes, saved a little bit of money”
Mar 31, 2017
McCloskey: Executives rarely transition successfully between early and late startup stages
“I think it's very rare to see that flexibility. I, it is that rare bird to find the person who can work at the public style company, or the company that's on that smooth paved road that is scaling, that can also go do the early stage stuff, or that gravelly ro…”
Mar 31, 2017 positive
Mar 31, 2017
McCloskey: Founders must transition from doers to leaders after year two
“But after that first year or two, you have to take a completely different type of approach to running and building your business, which is not having all the answers and not being the person to go do it. You turn from a doer to someone who needs to empower the…”