Matt Meeker
21 statements across 1 episodes · 7 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 4, 2024 by Matt Meeker · across every show →
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Nov 4, 2024
Meetup Launched Globally Across Hundreds of Topics on Day One
“No, it was everywhere. Which probably went as well as that sounds like it would go. You've got a computer in New York City making decisions of how things should go in Moscow. We started with a couple hundred topics, and then we would tell people, it's seven p.…”
Nov 4, 2024 positive
Meeker Intends to Remain CEO of Bark For the Long Term
“And what I say to people now is, I intend to die in the saddle. It, truly, it goes back to Hugo. And that responsibility at that And the legacy. But I say that knowing that I'm a month away from having a baby boy. A human child, yes. Maybe that becomes my obse…”
Nov 4, 2024
Meetup Found Its Co-Founder CTO Through a Craigslist Ad
“We put an ad on Craigslist. It was very obnoxious saying interviews are next week. We were looking for a co-founder CTO. If you're not here in New York City next week, then you're, you can't be interviewed, and that's it. Within 24 hours, we had 450 applicants…”
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Meeker: Corporate Executives Often Struggle to Adapt to Early-Stage Startups
“So you have very talented people who are bringing You know, imagine you're running marketing for AT&T one day, and the next day you're trying to start something. You're bringing that approach. And it meant we spent a lot of days in conference rooms talking abo…”
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Bark Launched With $10,000 and No Initial Venture Capital Ambitions
“Henrik and I together put in 10,000 dollars, and it kind of that same story of too much money or money at all. Isn't the type of company we want to build. We want to build something for us and something that's profitable, and this isn't going to be a venture-b…”
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Bark's Seed Investor Conditioned Funding on Meeker Becoming Full-Time CEO
“In May of 2012, Mike Hirschland, who had started Dogpatch Labs, and Mike and I obviously worked closely while, while I was there, and he reached out and said, I'm starting this new fund. Can I invest in this thing? Can I lead a round for you? But that came wit…”
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Bark Accelerated Rapidly in 2020 After Nearly Running Out of Cash
“Again, we were going month to month on our cash. I remember in March of 2020, having conversations with investors and our banks and saying, well, we'll see what retention looks like on April first. And then all of a sudden, customer acquisition is just off to …”
Nov 4, 2024
Bark Sold Early Subscriptions Using a Phone Mockup and Square Reader
“So I started to carry a square in my pocket, and I'd show people, and they'd give me the reaction. I'd plug the square in, and I'd say, it's live. Swipe your card. And I'd hand, hand the phone to them, and their faces would change. They'd be like, well, so the…”
Nov 4, 2024
Meeker Traded Loaded iPods for Meetup Angel Investor Checks
“It was the exact moment where the iPod came out, and we sent notes to all of them, and we said, hey, Matt's gonna come up and pick up your paperwork and your check and if you hand it to him today, he's gonna hand you back an iPod pre-populated with a thousand …”
Nov 4, 2024 neutral
Bark Required Its Incoming Pandemic-Era CEO to Commute From Seattle
“And a very good guy that I think we put into difficult spot. You're saying to someone, take on a CEO role. Take it on in the middle of a pandemic. You'll live in Seattle, but you'll commute to New York. That's fun. You won't get the opportunity to meet most of…”