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Josh Stein

7 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 7, 2017 by Josh Stein · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Jul 7, 2017 neutral
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Founders fail as scale-stage CEOs when they refuse to change
“I think the people who often fail, not always, but often fail to make the transition to being a bigger company CEO past that kind of initial founder stage, Is they don't want to change.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 13:06 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017 positive
Disclosure
DFJ became Box's first institutional investor after a TechCrunch party
“Yeah, yeah, first institutional investor. We met him at Mike Earrington's house, actually.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 5:52 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017
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Scaling to $10M ARR requires simultaneously building the foundation for $20M
“One thing companies always forget is, let's say you're going from five to ten million in revenue, it's not just going from five to 10, it's going from five to 10, and in that year, you're laying the groundwork to go from 10 to 20. And if you're not, you're goi…”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 21:14 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017
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Founders cannot be taught how to communicate a transcendent vision
“And I think that's, you know, that's not, that's the part I don't think you can necessarily teach. I actually think the other stuff can be learned.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 10:07 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017 positive
Disclosure
Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson rejected opaque enterprise pricing for 'no shenanigans'
“And we've had talks, like, hey, are we leaving money on the table? Like, you know, And he's like, nope, no shenanigans. Boom. That makes it a very short conversation.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 15:40 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017 negative
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A 'two in a box' shared executive leadership model consistently fails
“What does not work is two in a box where people feel like they have to ask you and this other person to decide and, you know, if you can't find both or they disagree what happens and everyone gets really confused.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 18:27 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
Jul 7, 2017 negative
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Hiring a COO at $1M ARR is far too early
“And I'd say a million in ARRs too early. I think, you know, 40, 50 people is probably where it might become relevant.”
Josh Stein Jul 7, 2017 ▶ 19:10 Josh Stein of DFJ: What Makes a Great SaaS CEO
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