Neeraj Agrawal
8 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 18, 2016 by Neeraj Agrawal · said 13 times in 5 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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Apr 18, 2016 neutral
Agrawal: Startup success does not depend on the number of co-founders
“I've worked with companies that have had no co-founders like Raji at Sprinklr, and I've worked with companies that have had six co-founders, like Guidewire, and they've been equally successful, so I don't think it's a one-size-fits-all.”
Apr 18, 2016
Agrawal: Deal structure and price terms do not matter for winning investments
“What I've learned through that deal and many others since then is you should really be willing to do a deal regardless of the exact terms that you get, the exact structure you get, because that's how you really test your conviction in an investment thesis. You…”
Apr 18, 2016 positive
Agrawal: Seasoned executives working for young founders is no longer an issue
“I think five or 10 years ago I would say it was harder for seasoned executives to maybe work for younger founders. I think that, you know, with the enormous success folks like Anne Levy has had, or Zuckerberg's had, I don't think that that structure is an issu…”
Apr 18, 2016 negative
Agrawal: Mis-hiring a sales leader delays startups 12 to 18 months
“It's a high-risk game, because if you pick the wrong person, you're not going to know that for at least 12 or 18 months. And many times that's the difference between the number one and the number two person in a market, is that critical 12 or 18 months.”
Apr 18, 2016
Agrawal: Ideal target markets start near zero and inflect within 18 months
“In the ideal world, what you're looking for is actually a market that might be close to zero today. And that's going to be like 500,000,003 years from now. And it's really the new opportunity, however you want to define it. And there's a rapid and Rapid growth…”
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016
Enterprise buyers only buy software for their top two pain points
“I'll tell you the one thing I've learned is that if you're addressing something that's pain point number three, four or five on somebody's list, they just never get around to it. They just don't have enough time to buy that solution.”