Benchmark
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 27, 2023 by Sarah Tavel · said 9 times in 8 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2024 2 mentions in 1 episode
2022 6 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode
- Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)
- How to work through fear, give hard feedback, and doing layoffs with grace | Matt Mochary
- The role of AI in new product development | Ryan J. Salva (VP of Product at GitHub)
- How to grow a subscription business | Yuriy Timen (Grammarly, Canva, Airtable)
- Persuasive communication and managing up | Wes Kao (Maven, altMBA, Section4)
- The nature of product | Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group
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Everything said about Benchmark, oldest first
Dec 27, 2023
Tavel: Concentrated GTM spend in one city beats spreading capital across ten
“If you have a million dollars and you spread that million dollars of go to market costs across 10 cities spreading yourself really thin. You have a competitor come in and guess what? They put a million dollars into one city. They're going to win that city.”
Sep 18, 2025 positive
Mercor hit its $50M run rate forecast two weeks after pitching
“Where I remember when we were talking to Benchmark before they led our series A, we were at 1.5 million in run rate. And I said we'd be at fifty million in run rate by the end of the year. And they said we were absolutely insane, right? As anyone, anyone would…”