Jeff Shiner
10 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 24, 2025 by Jeff Shiner · across every show →
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Apr 24, 2025
Apr 24, 2025 positive
Apr 24, 2025 positive
Bootstrapping prevents wasting time justifying strategic roadmap pivots to outside investors
“If you've got a great vision, a great North Star, But you don't know exactly where that trajectory is going to bring you. You need that flexibility because otherwise what you're thinking today might be useful in five years may not be useful in five years. The …”
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Scale startups early by duplicating effective roles, not planning 10x expansions
“I used to have a saying, like, I can double the size of your company. I meant that by people. Because I can always look around and say, there's Sue, there's Chris, whomever. You know, they're doing a good job. We could have another Chris. We could have another…”
Apr 24, 2025 positive
Tech industry demand provides inherent downside protection for joining risky startups
“And I think if you're in computers, especially back in. 20 12, 20 13, it's not all that much different now. You knew that your career was safe. This company hadn't succeeded. It's not like I would never find another job, which hadn't really occurred to me much…”
Apr 24, 2025 negative
Long-term bootstrapping pride can psychologically inhibit founders from accepting necessary funding
“You can get to a point where you're proud of things you should no longer be proud of. Maybe said a better way, the things that you're proud of can inhibit you. And so, you know, once you've been Bootstrap for 10 years, and everybody's like, wow, you've grown t…”