Quora

7 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 1, 2017 by Harry Stebbings · said 62 times in 27 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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May 1, 2017 neutral
Insight
Stebbings: Creators should choose immortal content platforms over ephemeral ones like Snapchat
“And then just with the content, fundamental to choose immortal content platforms, so Snapchat for content isn't really great unless you're looking to create connections. It dies and is not searchable. The likes of Jason Lemkin have done incredibly well with Qu…”
Harry Stebbings May 1, 2017 ▶ 21:56 20VC: Explosion of First Time Funds, Only 1 Mega Fund Raised: What The Heck Happened in Q1 Venture Markets with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
Apr 29, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Smith: Quora found many female users struggled to publish written thoughts
“At Quora, we discovered that a lot of women struggle to really write and put their thoughts out there”
Sarah Smith Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 35:50 20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs
Apr 29, 2019
Insight
Smith: Startups growing 1-2% weekly should avoid rigid processes and structures
“When a company is growing as fast as Facebook was or as Quora was, it's really important, I think, not to get tied too much to any team or process. Things are changing constantly when your company is growing one to two percent every single week. You shouldn't …”
Sarah Smith Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 10:13 20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs
Nov 30, 2022
Assertion Contradicted
Lemkin: SaaStr Still Generates 500,000 Monthly Views on Quora
“And I'm still there by myself getting a half a million views a month”
Jason Lemkin Nov 30, 2022 ▶ 1:05:55 Jason Lemkin: Cold Email Tips; Why Only 15% of Founders Listen to their VCs | 20VC #954 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 30, 2022
Disclosure
Lemkin: Half of Early SaaStr Deal Flow Came From Quora
“Half of my, probably my deal flow came from Quora in the early days.”
Jason Lemkin Nov 30, 2022 ▶ 1:05:30 Jason Lemkin: Cold Email Tips; Why Only 15% of Founders Listen to their VCs | 20VC #954 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 11, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Flanagan: Quora citations in Google AI Overviews have drastically increased
“The real winner of AI search so far is like Quora. Quora is actually, you know, Their number of citations are seen in Google AI overviews has drastically increased because what I said was there's many ways to ask these questions now and AI wants all of that da…”
Kieran Flanagan Jul 11, 2025 ▶ 55:01 20Growth: The Death of Growth Teams? | How Hubspot Use AI to Triple Email Conversion | The Future of AI SEO | Why Prompt Engineering is the New Coding | What Every CMO Needs to Know About AI in 2025
Aug 24, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Investing in AI Labs Resembles Backing Quora Before Facebook Emerged
“I think right now, if you're going to invest in the new Neolab, you're basically investing, you know, in the Quora, in the stumble upon when Facebook X came about.”
Julien Bek Aug 24, 2026 ▶ 11:13 Inside Sequoia's Investment Committee | How the SpaceX & Citadel Deals Went Down | Julien Bek
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