Reels

5 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 7, 2023 by Alex Schultz · across every show →

Everything said about Reels, oldest first

Mar 7, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schultz: Meta Is Past the Catch-Up Phase With Reels
“I think we've got a bunch of stuff now where we're starting to innovate. I can't really talk about it, but I think like we, we're in, we're through the catch up phase and now we're in the competing on innovation on this particular format.”
Alex Schultz Mar 7, 2023 ▶ 19:19 Meta CMO Alex Schultz: Competing Against TikTok & Snap; Why Reels Failed at First | E985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 7, 2023
Insight
Schultz: Big Strategic Tech Bets Cannot Be Decided by Data Alone
“In startup mode, you actually have to take a lot more bets without certain data. As a mature company, there are some massive bets you should make. Reels, virtual reality, where it turns out you're going to take a big risk to do that bet, but it's the right thi…”
Alex Schultz Mar 7, 2023 ▶ 15:28 Meta CMO Alex Schultz: Competing Against TikTok & Snap; Why Reels Failed at First | E985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 7, 2023 bullish
Prediction Held up
Schultz: Meta Aims to Make Reels a Major Monetization Engine
“I think that we want to turn reels into a really major monetization engine, not just an engagement engine.”
Alex Schultz Mar 7, 2023 ▶ 56:13 Meta CMO Alex Schultz: Competing Against TikTok & Snap; Why Reels Failed at First | E985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 7, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Schultz: The First Version of Instagram Reels Hard Failed
“The first version of Reels failed. We tried to put it in the stories spot, like we tried to integrate it that way, it hard failed.”
Alex Schultz Mar 7, 2023 ▶ 18:34 Meta CMO Alex Schultz: Competing Against TikTok & Snap; Why Reels Failed at First | E985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 24, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Prior Facebook and Instagram Video Products Hurt User Connection
“And so the fact that video, growing video has massively grown sends, which is a pure friend-to-friend interaction, even not even, even if you take out the real shares, because they start conversation, I might send you a funny, you know, football clip, and then…”
Adam Mosseri Jul 24, 2023 ▶ 47:26 Adam Mosseri: Why Video Is Bad For Business; Does Feed Matter Anymore? | E1039 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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