Shoaib Makani
12 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 7, 2020 by Shoaib Makani · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2018 · across every show →
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Feb 7, 2020
Shoaib Makani: Startups should use external specialist search firms for executive hiring
“It's possible that you can build an executive search Capacity internally, but they're not going to be exceptional. One individual is not going to be exceptional at four different types of roles. And so you do want, I think, to leverage the external specialist.”
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Makani: Full startup resets almost invariably lose people and momentum
“If in fact, you know, you're not digging in the right place, it is really, really hard to redirect a team around a whole new opportunity or a whole new market. You can generally kind of pivot on the margins, but doing a whole reset, you almost invariably lose …”
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Makani: Direct Distribution And Retention Must Precede Paid Advertising
“Branding and performance are Can be an accelerant to your business, but ultimately you have to be able to reach your audience directly. You have to be able to. Buy your product, and your product has to be good enough that it stands out on its own, that people …”
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Makani: CEO responsibility shifts from building product to building the company
“In the early days, you have to be so narrowly and obsessively focused about the detail and in the micro. You have to really be inward focused. And for me, that meant to build the product. But really, I think it was the inflection point happened when I realized…”
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Makani: Venture Capital Experience Helps Founders Avoid Pursuing Bad Ideas
“And I think venture doesn't by any means guarantee success as an entrepreneur, but I really do think it kind of makes sure that you don't at the minimum pursue bad ideas. And that does improve the likelihood of having an outcome.”