SQL

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2022 by Brian Hale · said 5 times in 5 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Apr 6, 2022
Disclosure
Facebook specifically recruited product managers who knew SQL for growth roles
“When we look for product growth people at Facebook, we tried to find people who knew SQL. You would try to get PMs who know SQL, and you would try to get a lot of data scientists and data engineers in these teams.”
Brian Hale Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 18:08 20 Growth: Why Retention Defines Product Market Fit, What is Good Retention Levels Today, The Most Counterintuitive Elements of Product and Growth & Why So Many Startups Mess Up Hiring For Growth Teams with Brian Hale, Head of Consumer Product & Growth @
May 2, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Every Left Lane investment team member is trained in SQL and Alteryx
“Every single person that works with us at Left Land on the investment team is trained on how to use SQL, how to use Alteryx.”
Harley Miller May 2, 2022 ▶ 12:19 20VC: Scaling to $2BN AUM in 3 years, Fundraising Lessons and Tactics from 2,500 LP Meetings & What it Takes to Build a Firm That Stands the Test of Time with Harley Miller, Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Left Lane Capital
Aug 14, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Nejatian: Shopify requires marketers to use GitHub and salespeople to write SQL
“We don't have that at Shopify. At Shopify, if a marketer wants to create a new landing page, they have to go into GitHub. They have to know how to write some code. They have, like, this is a real thing, and our, so our marketers learn how to write some code. L…”
Kaz Nejatian Aug 14, 2024 ▶ 19:55 Kaz Nejatian: How Shopify Built a $90BN Business to Last 100 Years | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 28, 2025 positive
Insight
Bonaci: AI Eliminated the Need for Growth Candidates to Be Technical
“You don't need to be nearly as technical as you used to like, AI can help you write the code. It can tell you other ways of doing things. Like it's even just like in that element of like who I would used to like have a bias for hiring. It's totally changed.”
George Bonaci Feb 28, 2025 ▶ 43:42 George Bonaci, VP of Growth @Ramp: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever |E1264 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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