payroll
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 12, 2019 by Henry Ward · across every show →
Everything said about payroll, oldest first
Apr 12, 2019
Ward: Equity grows exponentially while payroll accumulates linearly, causing wealth inequality
“Payroll is a debt product. With bi-monthly coupons, equity is a capital product, and in any economy, whether it's GDP for the nation or the Silicon Valley economy, any economy that's growing, by definition, equity accumulates exponentially, but debt accumulate…”
Nov 25, 2019
Easy funding environments create founders who act like spoiled rich kids
“Many new founders today only know the funding environment like this. It's almost like being a spoiled rich kid born into a rich family. Sometimes it can really help to go through the struggle of struggling to actually you know, make your payroll, et cetera. I …”
Feb 9, 2026 bullish
Acharya: Traditional SaaS growth benchmarks remain viable despite AI speedup
“I don't think so. I mean, I think that a lot of it is dependent. It's calibrated to your part of the market. So product velocity plus business velocity. I do think that you have to be top quartile compared to your peer set, right? I think there are some market…”