Laura McGee
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McGee: Diversio has had only one cancellation out of 170 clients
“I mean, sign number one is like, I think we've had one cancellation ever out of like now, like a 170 clients.”
McGee: Founders Must Assume They Will Do Most Partnership Work
“I think as a rule, always overestimate your own I would say that that kind of is true in almost any partnership including personal, like always assume you're going to have to do more work than the other person. And if you want to get it done, especially if you…”
McGee: Diversio put academic data sharing into early customer contracts
“We built that into our customer contracts early on that like, look, we're going to anonymize all of your data, but we are absolutely going to share it with academic institutions so we can move everybody forward.”
McGee: Academic research partners only care about data and publications
“One thing that was a learning for us is like, what are academics after? And they're after data. And publications. Like really, that's it. That's enough.”
McGee: Bootstrapping Forces Startups to Sharpen Non-Monetary Value Propositions
“Again, I think bootstrapping is a forcing device. Like when you don't have resources, you have to get incredibly sharp and crisp on what is your mission? What is your value prop as an organization beyond money? That's going to attract talent and that getting c…”
McGee: Startups Often Make the Mistake of Not Bootstrapping Longer
“I think like one mistake I think a lot of companies make is not bootstrapping for longer. It forces you to be very focused on the problem you're solving. It forces you to work with clients, understand what they're willing to pay for and bake in that commercial…”
McGee: Skipping a technical co-founder was her best decision at Diversio
“Getting a technical co-founder was the smartest thing that I never did. And it ended up being the best decision that I made.”
McGee: Diversio Recruited 25 Paying Companies via YPO Canada Partnership
“Went out and found about 25 companies who said, look, You know, we'll pitch in a little bit of money and in return, we'll get, you know, a consultative report. And most importantly, we'll get data and sure. We'll sign up.”
McGee: Early Investors Rejected Diversio as an Unscalable Consulting Business
“Called a few friends and said, look, I want to start this business. Here's the idea. Do you think I could raise capital and got really a hard no from everyone I spoke to? This is not scalable. It's not venture backable. It's really just a consulting company th…”