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MBA and Junior VC Founders Consistently Failed to Compete With GrabCAD
“I see many times where there were MBAs, junior associated VCs, and coming to try to compete with us, but they always quickly failed after some great original boss.”
Matrix Partners Invested in YC's SketchDeck Because Meybaum Needed the Product
“I have two investments that I've done recently that are not public yet, but I will still mention this, the SketchTech deal. It's a YC company that I spoke to earlier, and I said yes because I would have used that product. I would love to have that product when…”
Every VC in London, Boston, and Silicon Valley Initially Rejected GrabCAD
“I met a lot of other VCs in Silicon Valley, and every single VC turned me down, and not only Boston, not only Silicon Valley, but also everyone in London”
GrabCAD Was Profitable From Day One, Says Founder Hardi Meybaum
“We were actually profitable From the day one”
GrabCAD's Design Library Reached Over Three Million Daily Active Engineers
“We built this massive library that has now more than three million engineers using every day that are uploading and downloading designs and reusing each other's designs”