Perret: Being strategically right matters more than speed for early-stage startups
Zach Perret · Zach Perret: Why ‘Founder Mode’ is the Most Dangerous Blog Post for Founders | E1215 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 16, 2024 · at 23:21
Zach Perret is the CEO and co-founder of Plaid. He answers host Harry Stebbings' question on whether speed is the single most critical factor for zero-to-one startups.
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“No. Being right is. And then speed.”
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