The Muse

“One of the investors that gave us a term sheet is someone that I sent a cold email to about a month before we started raising because I had seen something that they'd written on the internet and thought it was brilliant and so wrote back an answer and we ended…”

“I think that, that the Microsoft acquisition does have Shareholder value, and there's some interesting synergies, but if anything, I believe it will pull LinkedIn a direction that opens up even more space for us to really focus on the experience of an individu…”

“Handling founder disagreements, first of all, as a baseline, you have to be respectful. You have to disagree in a constructive fashion and you have to put the company first. So it's much easier to come to a resolution when you're both framing your arguments in…”

“Until we got to a hundred people, Alex and I both interviewed every single person who joined the muse. Now, at least one of us interviews everyone and both of us still interview about 50% of hires.”

“For example, there are times when it's very clear to Alex or I that we need to stop discussing and move on to another topic, or in some cases, adjourn the meeting. And by the time we come back, it's actually very common for one of us to say, now that I've slep…”

“Making sure that every hire has really strong values, is aligned with your core values and your vision for the company. That's critical no matter what, but it is 10 X critical for your leaders because they will replicate themselves on a team.”

“I think we have a very deep understanding of where each of us is stronger, and so there are certain areas where I would absolutely defer to Alex, even if I disagreed, because at the end of the day, I understand that that's an area where she is going to be most…”

“Because we have fifty million people every year who use the Muse to find a job, get advice, or navigate their career, and they are so different.”