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Wilkinson: How billionaire-backed Asana crushed his bootstrapped startup Flow
“The story was basically, we started productivity software called Flow. I decided to bootstrap it like Basecamp. And we had a big competitor, Asana. And Asana was run by a billionaire, the co-founder of Facebook. He raised a shitload of money. And originally I …”
Andrew Wilkinson Apr 9, 2021 ▶ 1:01:28 MFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar Companies
Assertion Supported
Puri: LTSE has only two listed companies after Twilio delisted
“Twilio delisted voluntarily. So now there's Asana and ThredUp. They have two companies listed on the exchange.”
Shaan Puri May 8, 2024 ▶ 37:42 CEOs Pay Him $10,000 Per Appointment
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wilkinson: Lost $10M building Flow against venture-backed Asana
“I mean, I think a lot of people know the story of flow, the project management software that I built where I basically poured ten million dollars into it because I was competing with Asana and didn't understand the dynamic of when you're competing against you …”
Andrew Wilkinson Nov 17, 2022 ▶ 28:40 Ranking The Best And Worst Businesses To Start w/ Billionaire Investor Andrew Wilkinson (#386)
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