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Robert Vis

5 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 14, 2019 by Robert Vis · across every show →

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Aug 14, 2019
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Robert Vis: Give new hires three to six months before ending mismatches
“You should always give people a chance, have people figure it out, you know, give people three to six months, but if after three to six months it doesn't work out, you should end it.”
Robert Vis Aug 14, 2019 ▶ 17:34 "Early Gains, Early Pains: 5 Lessons for Surviving Hypergrowth" Harry Stebbings and Robert Vis
Aug 14, 2019 negative
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Robert Vis: Founders mistakenly choose VC brands over individual board member fit
“The number one mistake people make is to go for brands. You know, having a board member is like a marriage that you can't get out of. So, you should be very careful who you select as your board member, and you should make sure that you really gel with that boa…”
Robert Vis Aug 14, 2019 ▶ 10:12 "Early Gains, Early Pains: 5 Lessons for Surviving Hypergrowth" Harry Stebbings and Robert Vis
Aug 14, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Robert Vis: MessageBird's first customer was his previous company's SMS vendor
“I ended up selling Zapay, and interestingly enough, the vendor that we were using back then became my very first customer.”
Robert Vis Aug 14, 2019 ▶ 1:52 "Early Gains, Early Pains: 5 Lessons for Surviving Hypergrowth" Harry Stebbings and Robert Vis
Aug 14, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Robert Vis: MessageBird bootstrapped profitably for six years with 100% YoY growth
“We bootstrapped for six years, we were profitable we were still had, you know, a hundred, hundred percent growth rates year in year so we didn't really need the money, first of all”
Robert Vis Aug 14, 2019 ▶ 9:21 "Early Gains, Early Pains: 5 Lessons for Surviving Hypergrowth" Harry Stebbings and Robert Vis
Aug 14, 2019
Insight
Robert Vis: Early startup founders cannot expect to take three-week holidays
“You know, when I speak to founders, and they're like, I'm starting a company, and I'm, but in two months, I'm taking a three week nice, relaxed holiday. I'm like, that's not how this works, dude. Like, that's not how you build a company. Like, so, you know, th…”
Robert Vis Aug 14, 2019 ▶ 20:03 "Early Gains, Early Pains: 5 Lessons for Surviving Hypergrowth" Harry Stebbings and Robert Vis
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