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Assertion Supported
Rachitsky: Retool originally started as Venmo for the UK
“Retool started as Venmo for the UK.”
Lenny Rachitsky Oct 29, 2023 ▶ 1:09:00 Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (creator of the Lean Startup methodology)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omojola: Instant funds availability was Cash App's primary Venmo differentiator
“Or rather it was the cut through the clutter differentiator. There were like, actually like a lot of other sort of long tail of things that were doing those different, but it was like instant was the thing where, you know, When someone says, Hey, why are you b…”
Ayo Omojola May 14, 2023 ▶ 13:27 Frameworks for product differentiation, team building, and first principles thinking | Ayo Omojola
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omojola: Cash App was the fastest, cheapest US P2P transfer method
“Like, for, like, three or four years in the United States, the fastest and lowest cost way to move money in the country between any two people who had bank accounts was CashApp. And I think that kind of changed in 2017 when PayPal, Venmo, Apple Cash, et cetera…”
Ayo Omojola May 14, 2023 ▶ 9:43 Frameworks for product differentiation, team building, and first principles thinking | Ayo Omojola
Disclosure
Calendly deprioritized Venmo integration to focus on sales, recruiting, and CS
“There's lots of small businesses and solopreneurs who would love us to have a Venmo integration. We have a PayPal integration, but you know, our target market that we're really trying to go after as our primary, you know, persona are As I've mentioned, these s…”
Annie Pearl Feb 26, 2023 ▶ 34:51 Behind the scenes of Calendly’s rapid growth | Annie Pearl (CPO)
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