startup founder

also referred to as: startup founders

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 27, 2017 by Nadim Hossain · across every show →

Everything said about startup founder, oldest first

Nov 27, 2017
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Hossain: Startup founders should assume their company will be worth nothing
“Now, as a startup, as a founder, you should think of it as it's probably going to be worth nothing, right? That's the way to think about really any founder. You shouldn't be thinking about the outcome.”
Nadim Hossain Nov 27, 2017 ▶ 8:40 856 SaaS: How Brightfunnel CEO Replaced Himself After Hitting $2m+ ARR, 45 Employees
Jul 10, 2019 negative
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Latka: Keeping minimally profitable startups alive without kill criteria is dangerous
“Nobody puts parameters in place for when to kill something, right? And this is like, the rationale you just used, I think is just dangerous for, especially people that haven't had your success, right? If their logic is, if it's profitable, if it's making a dol…”
Nathan Latka Jul 10, 2019 ▶ 11:47 1446 Why Doesn't He Shut Down $2500/mo, 20+ year old business?
Apr 6, 2020 positive
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Organ: Founders should take available government stimulus cash
“I would say that as a founder, if you have an opportunity to get cash from the government at this point, like I try to do it. And you're certainly going to pay enough in taxes over your lifetime. So if this is your one opportunity to get a little bit, then sur…”
Mark Organ Apr 6, 2020 ▶ 3:55 1717 3 Genius Ways To Conserve SaaS Cash To Survive Virus From Eloqua Founder Who Survived 9/11
Jun 10, 2020 neutral
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Volset: Being a university professor is remarkably similar to leading a startup
“Like people underestimate, particularly in the U S but also elsewhere, how similar being a professor is to being a startup, like a venture backed startup founder. Cause essentially what you're doing all the time is going out, grabbing money, getting the best p…”
Einar Volset Jun 10, 2020 ▶ 12:43 Einar Volsett on How TinySeed Works
May 7, 2024 positive
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Isilay: Founders mistakenly fear boards instead of using them for structured feedback
“One of the key mistakes I see again and again is that founders want to, like, fear creating a board. It's not really a control thing. It's really a head space thing. It's really about creating time with those mentors to kind of like review where the business i…”
James Isilay May 7, 2024 ▶ 10:36 We hit 4 Scaling Crisis between $0 and $70m ARR, here's how I solved them
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