Spencer Rascoff
9 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Spencer Rascoff · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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Jan 2, 2019 negative
Rascoff: Zulily's first board meeting had 30 attendees due to observers
“So when I showed up the first time at the first Zulily board meeting, there were literally 30 people there or something, because it was a hot company about to go public. Everyone was there with their observer seat, and their assistant, and their associate, and…”
Jan 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Jan 2, 2019
Rascoff: Board members dialing in via phone are effectively useless
“I hate when I have to dial into a, to a board call, and I hate when people are on the phone. I just think it, You know, we all know they're only half paying attention. We all know that, you know, it's hard for them to hear, and papers are shuffling and whateve…”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Jan 2, 2019
Rascoff: Bad news must be shared before board meetings to avoid surprises
“The biggest sign of a bad board meeting is one where there's, there are a lot of surprises. Like, if you've got bad news to share, for example, you want to share it ahead of time, and you want to make sure that you know, bad news should travel faster than good…”
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Jan 2, 2019
Rascoff: Domain expert directors keep management honest and thoroughly prepared
“It's more that in the boardroom, It keeps the conversation on that topic much more honest, and it forces the management team to become much more prepared, because the, they know they can't snow the director on that particular topic. Maybe they can snow the oth…”
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Rascoff: Early-stage VCs were more helpful than Fortune 500 CEOs in 2008
“I'm thinking back to 2008 when, you know, the world came to an end. The directors that were most helpful to us working through that were the VCs that had a lot of early stage experience and had seen a lot of other companies die. It wasn't the marquee, you know…”