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Puttagunta: Hiring remote talent for cost arbitrage is a mistake
“I think that as companies become remote, and as top talented, whether it be developers, or salespeople, or marketing people, have access to remote companies, it's really hard to do a cost arbitrage these days. I think most people know pretty quickly sort of th…”
Puttagunta: The venture ecosystem over-rotates on managing early-stage startups by metrics
“Yeah, I think there's been, frankly, an over rotation into just running businesses simply on metrics.”
Puttagunta: Going public drives operational rigor in software companies
“Having that light and that spotlight on your company just makes the execution orientation of everybody go to another level, and I think it's just a really, really positive force in In the growth of a company, especially in software, and so I think it's just an…”
Puttagunta: Silicon Valley founders increasingly build for 10- to 20-year horizons
“The idea of wanting to build companies that go for 1020 plus years, is something that I think is actually becoming more common than not.”
Puttagunta: Every growing tech startup must eventually recruit from Silicon Valley
“And if you want to attract managers and executives of that caliber, the depth of that talent pool exists in Silicon Valley. And so I think it's particularly important to recruit out of that ecosystem at some point in the life cycle of the company.”
Puttagunta: Historical TAM analysis is a trap; market spend can expand 100x
“And so I think TAM analysis is the first step to that mental trap where you can look at historical or legacy markets and say, well, the last 10 years or the last 20 years, this market has been this small. And the important question to ask then is, well, is tha…”
Puttagunta: Software end-users must become product champions to avoid buyer friction
“Oftentimes if you don't understand that relationship and the user has not become a champion of the product, the buyer then has an enormous decision-making power, whether it's like a procurement process in large enterprises or whether it's a decision-making pro…”
Puttagunta: Assume competitors are smart and have uncovered unique market insights
“And I think the optimal strategy is to assume that everybody that is competing with you has actually had or has found some unique insight as to why the market is addressable in their unique approach. And so to assume that your competitors are all really smart,…”
Puttagunta: Peter Fenton conducts pre-board calls with startup executives
“He spends an incredible amount of time ahead of every board meeting, diving deep into the materials, having the conversations with founders and executives about questions that arise. In his mind, as he's reviewing the materials, he comes in with this mode of l…”