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Jason Hsiao

6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 30, 2020 by Jason Hsiao · across every show →

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Jun 30, 2020
Disclosure
Animoto employs zero quota-carrying sales reps due to its low price point
“Too cheap for that. We've kind of entertained the idea, but I think It's we need to rely more on kind of cheaper channels.”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 17:15 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
Jun 30, 2020
Disclosure
About 20% of Animoto customers remain active subscribers indefinitely
“We know that, I don't know, about, like, about 20% of folks who come in will actually just stick around, you know, with us forever.”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 9:40 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
Jun 30, 2020 negative
Insight
Hsiao argues 'try a lot of things' is terrible startup strategy advice
“The biggest kind of bullshit kind of strategy advice we've been given and what a lot of people tout is just try a lot of things and see what sticks. And I just realized, man, especially for any kind of early stage startup, time and resources is limited, and yo…”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 24:42 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
Jun 30, 2020
Assertion Supported
Animoto launched in 2007 charging $3 per video or $30 annually
“In the early days, it was like, three bucks a video, and, or 30 bucks for, you know, 30 bucks a year for all you can make, and we just kind of made that up, because no one else was really charging for stuff.”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 6:58 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
Jun 30, 2020
Disclosure
Animoto pitched Sequoia the exact week the 2008 financial crash hit
“We were actually about to raise kind of our first serious round, like literally the day, the week of that, where everything kind of like everything crashed and Sequoia posted their rest in peace, you know, memo or whatever it was. And we were like sitting in w…”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 5:32 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
Jun 30, 2020 positive
Disclosure
Animoto has operated cash-flow neutral or positive since its inception
“Pretty much from day one, we have run basically a cashflow, you know, call it neutral business. So we were always, we've always been making money.”
Jason Hsiao Jun 30, 2020 ▶ 18:53 Video Platform Animoto up 20% YoY with $30m in Revenue, Will Canva Acquire For $300m?
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