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Grill: OpenAI's enterprise projects with Klarna and Spotify took nine months
“When we talk about some of these companies like Klarna or Spotify or Morgan Stanley that have really done something transformational, I think we all have to keep in mind, we started those projects probably nine months ago, and it takes time and iteration in or…”
Dominic Grill Jun 28, 2024 ▶ 9:29 Mastering SaaS Sales Hiring, Customer Retention, and Growth with OpenAI, Retool, and 20VC
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Mehrotra: 60% of Spotify employees sold stock before direct listing IPO
“One stat about Spotify, one of the reasons it worked, 60% of employees had sold at least some stock before the IPO.”
Shishir Mehrotra Nov 17, 2021 ▶ 33:08 The Highs and Lows of Fundraising from Founders That Have Raised $1B w/ Calendly, Coda, LaunchDarkly
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Halligan: Modern startups disrupt incumbents by removing buying friction, not altering products
“The thing that fascinates me the most about them is they're all effectively selling the same exact product as their predecessor that they've disrupted. The product's basically the same thing. It's the same music. It's the same cards. It's the same razor. It's …”
Brian Halligan Mar 7, 2019 ▶ 9:42 The Funnel is Dead. Long Live the Flywheel. With Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan
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Hays: Media is a barbell favoring tech platforms and solo creators
“Media is now a barbell. You're going to do great if you're a platform, a Spotify, a YouTube Netflix, et cetera. And you're going to do great if you're a personality individual, low, low, you're just like Joe Rogan, you're creating content. But if you're in the…”
Jordi Hays Feb 15, 2026 ▶ 17:04 Software Stocks Have Massively Crashed. Here's What Founders Need to Know.
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