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MongoDB Lost $1B Over 10 Years Before Reaching Profitability
“Mongo, we lost a billion dollars before we had a profitable quarter. Over 10 years.”
Kevin Ryan Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 8:42 Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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DoubleClick Conducted Seven Layoff Rounds During the Dot-Com Crash
“We did, by the way, we did seven rounds of layoffs. We went from 2000 people back down to a thousand, ah, doing layoff after layoff. 70% of our clients went bankrupt.”
Kevin Ryan Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 10:17 Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Ryan: MongoDB grew revenue from $50M-$100M to $2B under Dev Ittycheria
“When he took over, we had 50 to a hundred million dollars in revenue, and today there's two billion in revenue.”
Kevin Ryan Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 19:56 Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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