Zulily

5 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 18, 2015 by David Hornik · said 20 times in 5 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Rebecca Kaden (8), Jason Stoffer (7), Jeff Jordan (2), Harry Stebbings (2), Jeremy Liew (1)

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Everything said about Zulily, oldest first

Jan 18, 2015 positive
Disclosure
Hornik: August Capital investments Ebates, Zulily, and Splunk were multi-billion-dollar exits
“Valuable investments that, that we have made in, you know, the Ebates or Zulily or Splunk were all multi-billion dollar outcomes.”
David Hornik Jan 18, 2015 ▶ 11:58 20 VC 004: David Hornik on the Magic of Stanford and Startups
Mar 23, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Maveron was Zulily's first investor, incubating the $6B company in-office
“I think Zulily a daily deal site for moms and kids, you know, IPO for about six billion dollars. We were the first investors in it. It actually started inside of our office in Seattle.”
Rebecca Kaden Mar 23, 2016 ▶ 16:43 20VC: Maveron's Rebecca Kaden on The Patterns Of Entrepreneurship and Taking A Consumer Product From Niche To Mass Market
Mar 23, 2016
Insight
Kaden: Top founders operate at extreme speed, like 'Zulily time'
“I think the best entrepreneurs have an ability to work at super speed, to go extra fast. Zulily is a great example of that. The founders the company used to call it Zulily time. They were able to do things faster than anyone predicted.”
Rebecca Kaden Mar 23, 2016 ▶ 6:22 20VC: Maveron's Rebecca Kaden on The Patterns Of Entrepreneurship and Taking A Consumer Product From Niche To Mass Market
Jul 23, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Zulily grew from zero to $1B revenue in five years
“So I was lucky enough to be on the board of Zulily. It went zero to a billion in revenue in five years.”
Jason Stoffer Jul 23, 2018 ▶ 16:56 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
Jan 16, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Jeff Jordan: Top e-commerce investments like Fanatics generated uninspiring returns
“And I actually got two of the best e-commerce companies out there, fanatics and Zulu and it still is an uninspiring outcome.”
Jeff Jordan Jan 16, 2023 ▶ 28:20 a16z GP Jeff Jordan: The Ultimate Guide to Two-Sided Marketplaces | 20VC #966 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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