Julia Hartz
28 statements across 3 episodes · 9 bullish · 5 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 17, 2020 by Julia Hartz · across every show →
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Feb 17, 2020 positive
Hartz: Eventbrite focused on human experiences rather than ticketing industry mechanics
“One of the things was about this very simple transactional platform to sell tickets to any kind of event, and it was really the conversation about why we would go and approach ticketing Was much, much less about the industry and more about the notion that expe…”
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Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020 positive
Hartz: Eventbrite Never Had to Pivot From Its Original 2006 Strategy
“One of the most remarkable things that has happened in this journey is that we imagined Eventbrite would be what it is today, and that's not because we're clairvoyant. There's a lot of luck that goes into not having to pivot or to completely change your busine…”
Feb 17, 2020 positive
Julia Hartz: Building from scratch enables founders to grow into leadership
“I think building something from scratch allows you to expand and grow with the progress. That's why when I look at Other companies that have had this sort of hockey stick growth or just that rocket ship, that would be difficult.”
Feb 17, 2020
Julia Hartz: Eventbrite Ran on Under $1M Angel Round Until 2008
“We raised a round of friends and family money, basically an angel round, less than a million dollars. And that took us until 2008, and we had maybe two employees, two or three employees who had joined us. And then we decided to go raise our first round of inst…”
Feb 17, 2020 negative
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Feb 17, 2020
Hartz: Eventbrite's Success Is 70% Work Ethic and 30% Luck
“I would say that 70% of this was work ethic and staying focused, and I would say 30% is about luck and whether that's luck of, you know, meeting the love of my life and co-founder and co-parent back on that fateful day in May of 2003 at a wedding, or the luck …”
Feb 17, 2020
Eventbrite's median ticket price has consistently remained around $40 historically
“I mean, it's interesting that the median ticket price on Eventbrite is around 40 dollars, so it's actually higher than you would think. You know, it's always been within that range, and so there were a lot of five dollar ticket events, and there were a few, yo…”
Feb 17, 2020
Feb 17, 2020 negative
Feb 17, 2020 positive
Hartz: Eventbrite co-founders resolved early impasses by holding hands on the floor
“We set a few rules, as I mentioned, and one of them was if we ever were frustrated or had an impasse, we would stop what we were doing, turn the lights off, and I'm not kidding, lay down on the ground and hold hands and talk about it.”
Feb 17, 2020
Jul 16, 2020
Jul 16, 2020 positive
Hartz: Online event economics work via higher capacity and lower costs
“While ticket prices Tend to be lower, a bit lower on online events, and we imagine they may have a premium for in-person events once we can gather again in person. Those online events can hold a lot more people, right, at a lower cost, and so it actually works…”
Jul 16, 2020 positive
Event creators monetized virtual gatherings by delivering paired physical goods
“There's something really delightful about receiving a physical good and then going online with other people who've also re received that physical good, whether it's a craft kit or it's craft beer tasting or it's cheese tasting. We've seen this Across the board…”
Jul 16, 2020
Oct 19, 2023 neutral
Oct 19, 2023 positive
Hartz: Eventbrite cut 50% of staff and raised two convertible debt rounds
“So when we halved the company, which was so extreme, no one was doing that, and when we raised more than we needed, and this is where being a public company was a virtue, because we could raise convertible debt, which, you know, we raised two rounds in very fa…”
Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023 positive
Hartz: Total event shutdown was a silver lining reset for Eventbrite
“For about two to three weeks, there were no events happening. And that pause guy was the silver lining for our business. We were forced to pause and reset. And what business gets to do that after 14 years and also a public company?”
Oct 19, 2023 negative
Oct 19, 2023 negative
Eventbrite was buckling under a competitor integration before the pandemic hit.
“Prior to COVID, things weren't going great at the company. We were a newly public company. We had acquired our largest competitor. We were buckling under the weight of that integration and migration and disappointing everyone.”
Oct 19, 2023 positive
Oct 19, 2023 neutral
Frequent creators drove most Eventbrite revenue despite a poor product experience.
“Frequent creators, those who are coming to Eventbrite, regardless of their category, geo size, But they were using the platform at least one time a month. They were a small portion of creators producing a big portion of revenue, and our product absolutely suck…”
Oct 19, 2023 neutral
Oct 19, 2023 negative
Hartz: CEOs should not be expected to take stances on every issue
“There has to be space for CEOs to be human and to be learning and growing alongside everyone else, and I reject the notion that a CEO should be You know know-all, be-all. Like, that's really dangerous, right? That's not good. So I stepped back from that practi…”