Mark Gainey
21 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 11, 2021 by Mark Gainey · across every show →
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Feb 11, 2021 positive
Gainey: Strava rejects ad models where users become the product
“We watched Social Dilemma recently, Guy, and, you know, this notion of if you're not buying the product, you are the product. And I really, we believe deeply in that thesis at Strava. We're convinced that there is a capacity within this FIT community to contin…”
May 2, 2022 neutral
Kana Communications built its first prototype using FileMaker Pro templates
“We took an off-the-shelf software called FileMaker Pro, found a, someone who knew how to create custom templates for it, and asked them to basically build what Mark just described, that, that placemat sketch from the sixteen-year-old turned into a FileMaker Pr…”
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Gainey funded Harvard living expenses by selling nine-cent hot dogs for $2
“And we figured out that, you know, for nine cents, which was the cost of a bun and a hot dog, we could turn around and sell that for two dollars at these local sporting events. And that was great. I mean, that's how I paid for all my meals and spending while I…”
May 2, 2022 negative
Gainey: Board service is like junk food because advisors cannot execute
“I love to equate being on boards to eating junk food and I'll be the first to attest. I like junk food. Like I will occasionally have it. And so in the moment being at a board, Can feel really good. You're contributing, you're having interesting intellectual c…”
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Strava experimented with in-feed ads and data insights between 2017 and 2019
“However, during that period from 17 to 19, we were experimenting across a lot of monetization models. We were looking at, frankly, we were looking at ads in the feed for the first time in Strava's history. We were looking at data insights.”
May 2, 2022
Strava founders negotiated with Costco to source Garmins for early users
“There was a whole period of time where Michael and I were negotiating with the likes of Costco and others, just literally trying to buy Garmins so that we could Either sell them or give them away to friends so that we could get people onto the platform.”
May 2, 2022 positive
Strava was modeled on Patagonia and Virgin rather than tech peers
“We made a list of if we had been founders of XYZ company, what would it have been? And it was telling because It wasn't a bunch of Silicon Valley companies. I don't think there was, I mean, maybe, maybe we put Apple on there. I can't remember, but otherwise it…”
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May 2, 2022 neutral
Strava abandoned its purely distributed model to open a Palo Alto office
“Well, we were committed to the distributed model but as soon as we began the process of hiring folks, we also believed in the power of face-to-face and, you know, being in person. So, so we opened a small office in Palo Alto.”
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Individual overexertion disrupts collective team rhythm and speed
“But just the fact that he was actually working harder than everybody else completely threw off our entire system and the sort of the rhythm that we had. And as soon as we got him to just actually relax and calm down, that boat took off like a rocket. And to me…”