Upstart
company on 7 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes · said 20 times in 11 episodes since 2014
All-In 6 
Founder's Journal 5 
Latent Space 2 
the Neon Show 2 
Sourcery 2 
20VC 2 
the MAD Podcast 1
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All-In 6Founder's Journal 520VC 2Latent Space 2the Neon Show 2Sourcery 2the MAD Podcast 1
2026 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2024 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2023 2 mentions in 1 episode
2021 5 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2020 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
- 20VC: Figma Founder, Dylan Field on How Leadership Needs To Evolve with Scale, The Transition from Application to Platform & The Future of Remote Work, Education and Digital Spaces
- Breaking News: Meet First Round Capital's Newest Partner, How To Approach Generational Transition as a Venture Firm & The Dangers of Attribution In Venture
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3 statements about Upstart, every show
Girouard: The vast majority of decisions are not worth over 10 minutes
“There are decisions that deserve days of debate and analysis, but the vast majority aren't worth more than 10 minutes.”
Girouard: Resolving Big Project Blocks Early Eliminates 90% of Overhead
“This is how I learned that if you can knock out big chunks of a project early, you can reduce the overhead of the remaining parts by 90%.”