Robert Morris
person on 5 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes · said 33 times in 8 episodes since 2014
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 28 
How I Built This 2 
Lenny's Podcast 1 
TBPN 1 
20VC 1
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Livingston persuaded YC partners to fund GOAT despite initial doubts
“I definitely had to convince, I mean, not that Paul, Robert, and Trevor didn't like them, but I think they really didn't think the idea was that great or just sort of where Matt was like, we have to fund them.”
Graham: Morris voted for lowball ViaWeb acquisition offers to quit
“Whenever we got an, whenever you get an acquisition offer, the board has to at least consider it, right? And so, you would get these crap lowball acquisition offers. We'll give you, like, two million dollars in our stock, right? And Robert was like, yes, no, n…”
Graham: Better to have 10% of Robert Morris than average full-time founders
“Ok, so the way you deal with different commitment levels is you ask yourself would I rather have 30% of this person or a hundred percent of some other person? And in my case, I would rather have, like, 10% of Robert Morris's brain than a hundred percent of alm…”