VSCO
10 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 1, 2019 by Joel Flory · said 33 times in 2 episodes since 2019 · across every show →
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- 20VC: How To Build Meaningful Relationships With Your Investors, 4 Key Elements CEOs Must Focus On In Scale Mode & How Top Optimise Leadership Team Dynamics with Joel Flory, Founder & CEO @ VSCO
- 20VC: First Round's Josh Kopelman on Why Price Is Both An Art and A Science, Why Ownership Must Be Built on First Check and The Negative Consequences of Attribution in Venture
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Feb 1, 2019 positive
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Feb 1, 2019 bullish
Joel Flory: Subscription models represent the future for almost every business
“What I do love about ultimately subscription model and really believe Is the future for most every business is because it's not only building something of value, but it's continuing to deliver value and a service that people are willing to not just pay for, bu…”
Feb 1, 2019 negative
Joel Flory: Ad-supported tech companies optimize for advertisers, not end users
“You see this a lot in kind of an ad-based model where there's the consumer product, but the majority of innovation and company and funding really is going towards building the best ad product. The real consumer are the advertisers.”
Feb 1, 2019
VSCO bootstrapped profitably to 43 employees before raising outside capital
“Two non-technical co-founders, first-time founders, and so we launched a workshop that people paid for, and then we built a desktop product that sold for a 119 dollars, and, you know, we were profitable out of the gate. And so we grew this business for two and…”
Feb 1, 2019
VSCO hired its Nike CMO through unstructured serendipitous networking meetings
“Where our new CMO from Nike comes from is through taking those meetings you probably shouldn't take that introduces you to someone who introduces you to someone. And the next thing you know, it's one of the key pieces of your business.”
Feb 1, 2019 positive
VSCO charged for products from day one and rejected advertising models
“So VSCO, from day one, we've sold the product, and so I think this is one unique characteristic is that We were never just this free grow as big as possible with everyone saying, yeah, but you know, one day you're just going to put ads on there. We really have…”
Feb 1, 2019 bullish
Feb 1, 2019
Joel Flory made prospective VCs travel to an Emeryville dive bar
“When we were first raising, our office was in Edmarieville, so East Bay, a little out of the way, especially for anyone on Sand Hill Road, and I would not go anywhere for a meeting. There was a bar around the corner called Prizefighter, and every VC that reach…”