Alan Schaaf
Founder and former CEO, Imgur · 1 appearance on the record.
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Schaaf created the image-sharing platform Imgur in 2009 while studying computer science at Ohio University. He bootstrapped the platform to profitability before raising a $40 million Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz in 2014.
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Imgur overcame internal dogma by hiring an external product manager
“We had been chugging away at the product for like five years, and so we had a lot of built up assumptions. We were kind of a little bit dogmatic about certain topics that we didn't need to be, that were probably holding us back, and so having a fresh set of ey…”
Founders raising capital to expand should hire a recruiter first
“Which is, when you hire, when you raise a round, and what you're gonna do with that round is grow your team, then the first thing you should do is hire somebody to hire people. Like, literally, you raise a bunch of money in order to build your team, you have t…”
Appearances (1)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| a16z Podcast | How Founders Hire a VP of Product | Jan 2, 2019 | 5m |