John Kim

Everything John Kim said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Kim: Sendbird has tracked the SaaS "triple, triple, double, double" path

“Yeah, so we've been on the path of that, you know, triple, triple, double, double, double path. Some years we've been faster, some years we've been probably a little bit slower, but roughly on that path.”

John Kim May 10, 2020 ▶ 17:48 1751 SendBird Messaging SDK Sitting on $100m Cash, $20m in ARR

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Kim: Sendbird Set Out to Raise $30M–$40M Before Closing $100M

“We didn't set out to raise a hundred million. We went out to raise 30 to 40. We just ended up getting a lot of interest from the investor community.”

John Kim May 10, 2020 ▶ 22:10 1751 SendBird Messaging SDK Sitting on $100m Cash, $20m in ARR

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Kim: Sendbird made its first revenue in May 2015 at $50/month

“That was around May of 2015 50 dollars a month, a small gaming studio.”

John Kim May 10, 2020 ▶ 7:32 1751 SendBird Messaging SDK Sitting on $100m Cash, $20m in ARR

The other half of the tape: John Kim's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 1 time in 1 episode across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Patrick O'Shaughnessy 1

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens John's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
INVEST LIKE THE BESTLEDGER	Former Chief Development Officer, General Catalyst	1	14	100% 1/1	full record on Invest Like the Best →
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER		1	13	—	full record on Top Founders →