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Klarna CEO: SaaS is Dead: Why Systems of Record Will Die in an Agentic World · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Feb 16, 2026 · 1 mention

Alex Rampell: The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers & Labour | The Future of Venture · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 12, 2026 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:06:50 Alex Rampell I mean, Tony Hsieh, uh, who, you know, sadly departed, who ran Zappos, 2 times in the scene

20VC: The Memo: Sequoia's Alfred Lin on Why Chasing GMV Leads To Bad Behaviours, How To Approach Competition and Capital Efficiency & The Core Importance of Understanding the Difference Between Input and Output Metrics Jan 27, 2021 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 0:36 Harry Stebbings Prior to the world of venture, Alfred was chairman and COO at Zappos for six years, leading to their acquisition by Amazon.
  • ▶ 21:15 Alfred Lin Like, when I worked at Zappos,
  • ▶ 22:56 Alfred Lin You know, when I was at Amazon and at Zappos, we always talked about the difference between input metrics and output metrics.

20VC: Elad Gil on Startup Offense and Defence in a Recession, How The Venture Landscape Has Shifted & All Things Valuations, Secondaries and Layoffs May 26, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 19:42 Elad Gil Zappos did it, for example, because they couldn't agree with Sequoia on valuation, and then later they got bought by Amazon.

20VC: How Founders Can Really Get The Most Out of Their Board, Why Culture Fit At The Board Level Is Not Discussed Enough & Why Growth and Culture Are 2 Sides of The Same Coin with Avi Meir, Founder & CEO @ TravelPerk Jan 11, 2019 · 1 mention

20VC: The Metrics That Matter In Early-Stage Consumer, Why Moats Matter More Than Brand Today and How VCs Deal with S*** Hit The Fan Moments with Jason Stoffer, Managing Partner @ Maveron Jul 23, 2018 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 25:38 Jason Stoffer I think Amazon doesn't create the emotional connection with a brand that, say, a Chewy's did, or a Zappos did.

20VC: Sequoia Partner, Pat Grady on Why Data Is The New Oil, Why We Will See The Return of The Apprenticeship Model in VC & The Defining Characteristics of The Next Generation of Great Software Mar 13, 2017 · 1 mention

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