small businesses

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Dec 10, 2020 by Emily Powell · across every show →

Everything said about small businesses, oldest first

Dec 10, 2020 bearish
Opinion
Powell: Amazon fails its workers and harms local economies
“They're not the best employer. They're not taking care of their people. But they're also not supporting small businesses that allow our local economies to thrive.”
Emily Powell Dec 10, 2020 ▶ 15:09 How I Built Resilience: Emily Powell of Powell's Books
Jun 28, 2021 negative
Insight
Krim: Selling services to small businesses is exceptionally hard due to stakes
“Selling to small businesses is really challenging. These are businesses which I appreciated. Like, every dollar matters. These are businesses that are family businesses where, you know, if something doesn't work, you know, they're making less money personally,…”
Philip Krim Jun 28, 2021 ▶ 17:56 Casper: Philip Krim
Jul 12, 2021 positive
Insight
Mailchimp's Freemium Pipeline Spanned Up to Ten Years as Entrepreneurs Rebounded
“And it would take them quite a while to convert. I don't think most businesses would have the patience to wait for these customers because you'd see them come in and start a business, set up a MailChimp account, try to do something with a business. They would …”
Ben Chestnut Jul 12, 2021 ▶ 44:32 Mailchimp: Ben Chestnut
Jul 12, 2021 positive
Insight
Chestnut: Serving the long tail creates a much more resilient company
“You know, you have to depend on just a handful of customers with the long tail. You know, we're serving, you know, thousands or millions of tiny customers who pay small amounts of money. You don't rely on anyone too much such that, you know, they're sort of to…”
Ben Chestnut Jul 12, 2021 ▶ 48:23 Mailchimp: Ben Chestnut
Sep 15, 2025 negative
Opinion
Tolia: Nextdoor made a mistake delaying small business onboarding
“I think we probably made a mistake not thinking about how to bring small businesses into the conversation from the beginning.”
Nirav Tolia Sep 15, 2025 ▶ 50:55 Nirav Tolia: Nextdoor. How neighborhood chatter went global
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