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Bill Tai

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 28, 2019 by Melanie Perkins · said 45 times in 2 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Melanie Perkins (27), Guy Raz (15)

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Jan 28, 2019
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VC Bill Tai conditioned a pitch meeting on Melanie Perkins learning kitesurfing
“Because I made it seem like I was really interested in kite surfing, and so he said that if I could kite surf, I could go to this conference, and that was where a lot of VCs and investors would be.”
Melanie Perkins Jan 28, 2019 ▶ 18:47 Canva: Melanie Perkins
Jan 28, 2019 positive
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VC Bill Tai conditioned his Canva investment on finding a tech team
“When I went home, I had an email from him, and he said, if I could find a tech team, he'd be happy to invest.”
Melanie Perkins Jan 28, 2019 ▶ 12:56 Canva: Melanie Perkins
Jan 28, 2019
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Google Maps co-creator Lars Rasmussen rejected Canva tech candidates for a year
“Yeah, that's exactly right, and Lars said he'd be happy to be an advisor but what that ended up entailing was him rejecting everyone for a full year.”
Melanie Perkins Jan 28, 2019 ▶ 14:29 Canva: Melanie Perkins
Mar 1, 2021 positive
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VC Bill Tai offered to back Canva if Perkins found technical cofounders
“And, but very fortunately, when I went home, I had an email from him, and he said if I could find a tech team, he'd be happy to invest.”
Melanie Perkins Mar 1, 2021 ▶ 13:21 Canva: Melanie Perkins (2019)
Mar 1, 2021
Disclosure
Perkins bluffed about a Silicon Valley trip to secure a VC meeting
“I kind of was like, hey, I'm gonna be in Silicon Valley just gonna be in the area, wanna catch up... I was like, if I just say that I'm going to be there, and he says that he'll meet up, well then I'll go.”
Melanie Perkins Mar 1, 2021 ▶ 11:31 Canva: Melanie Perkins (2019)
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