Silicon Valley companies
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Connie Chan · across every show →
Everything said about Silicon Valley companies, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Chan: Chinese tech firms face similar international struggles as US firms
“They're going to face struggles when they try and go international. And the same is true for Silicon Valley companies when they try and enter China. The same kind of struggles that the U.S. Companies face, Chinese companies are facing that as they enter new ma…”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Dahlgaard: Startups attempting to eliminate commission-based sales always revert
“And frankly, all of companies in Silicon Valley that we didn't have Salesforce up front and thought they could rethink it, have all come home to roost. And they now have great sales forces that sell with commission for a living.”
Jan 2, 2019
Andreessen: Operating two distinct corporate cultures typically causes internal civil war
“So, a lot of Silicon Valley companies, if they heard this, would just say flat out, like, that can't work, or it certainly would not work for us, another company, and the reason is because, like, consistency of culture is viewed as so important, and right, and…”
May 17, 2019 negative
Justin Kan: Many Silicon Valley Startups Succeed Despite Management, Driven by PMF
“I think a lot of companies in Silicon Valley, Kind of succeed despite their management, actually, not because of it. And what I mean by that is, like, the idea was so good that a bunch of 25 year olds could run the company, right? That core product market fit …”