Blake Hall

7 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2024 by Blake Hall · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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He got rejected by 60 VCs—then grew to $100M ARR. | Kyle, founder of Huntress · PMF Show Sep 23, 2024 · 1 mention · from 52:57
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Jul 1, 2024 neutral

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Blake Hall signed a $50,000 ID.me lease with only $12,000

“50,000 dollar lease is what I signed when I only had 12,000 dollars in the bank and no source of income or revenue.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 25:07 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024

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Blake Hall led over 450 combat patrols during his Iraq deployment

“Led over 450 combat patrols.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 18:23 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024 negative

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Blake Hall: ID.me would have ended if Under Armour launch failed

“If that launch had failed, it would have been over.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 40:00 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024 positive

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Hall: David Tisch invested $20K in ID.me after a 30-minute coffee

“He introduced me to David Tisch, who was about to become the managing director of tech stars, New York. When he was just coming through Boston, I had coffee with him for 30 minutes. He wrote me a check for 20,000 dollars.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 16:40 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024

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Blake Hall declined a $250,000 McKinsey offer to build ID.me

“I declined a quarter of a million dollars a year, give or take at McKinsey to pay myself 48,000 dollars.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 14:28 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024

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Blake Hall pitched ID.me without knowing the difference between OAuth and SAML

“When we were first going out to raise, there was a VC that asked me, you know, are you guys using OAuth or SAML? And I didn't know the difference between the two.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 5:45 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

Jul 1, 2024 positive

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Larry Cochran wrote a $75,000 angel check after meeting Hall mid-flight

“Met him on the plane. He wrote a 75,000 dollar check. And that's how we actually got to our first close of 525,000 dollars.”

Blake Hall Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 27:15 He fought Al Qaeda in Iraq, turned down $250K at McKinsey—& built a $150M+ ARR unicorn. Here’s ho... · PMF Show

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