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Virgin Group

also referred to as: virgin

includes Virgin Pulse, Virgin Mobile

7 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 17, 2017 by Scott Duffy · said 31 times in 8 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Nathan Latka (16), Scott Duffy (8), Dan Schawbel (3), Xenia Muntean (1), Noah Rasheta (1), Lars van Wieren (1), John Vlachogiannis (1)

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Everything said about Virgin Group, oldest first

Jul 17, 2017
Disclosure
Virgin kept Smart Charter's assets despite Duffy's buyout attempts
“So Virgin kept it. I called them to try and buy it a couple of times.”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 11:56 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Jul 17, 2017
Disclosure
Scott Duffy received a $450,000 salary in the Virgin acquisition
“Oh, I was, it was like a 450,000 dollar deal.”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 4:23 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Jul 17, 2017
Disclosure
Smart Charter granted 10% to 12% equity in stock options
“When we did the deal, I probably had, I would say 10 to 12% of the company had been given away.”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 7:56 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Jul 17, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Scott Duffy's Smart Charter closed a deal with Virgin Group
“I had a business, it was called Smart Charter, and it was like Expedia for private jets, and we were looking for investors, we were looking for distribution, and we ended up doing a deal with Virgin.”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 2:44 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Jul 17, 2017 neutral
Insight
Big company partnerships don't improve startups; they expose flaws faster
“When dealing with big partners, if you're a small company, and your goal is to go get a big partner out there, big companies don't make you better. They expose your flaws faster.”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 10:48 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Jul 17, 2017
Disclosure
Scott Duffy chose 20% equity over cash in the Virgin deal
“The way that smart charter work is instead of taking money out, I decided to go all in and just had to take more equity. So when we did the deal, so I had, you know, there, there's some things I can't say because of confidentiality, but I had a good chunk, you…”
Scott Duffy Jul 17, 2017 ▶ 5:47 723: He Sold His Company to Richard Branson, Then Oil Tanked Him
Oct 10, 2020
Assertion Supported
Van Wieren: Poor candidate experience cost Virgin $5M yearly in cancellations
“So Virgin is one of our clients, and they found out that in the beginning they were offering quite a bad candidate experience, and it was costing them five million per year, bottom line, because people were canceling their subscription.”
Lars van Wieren Oct 10, 2020 ▶ 15:09 Starred Looking to Raise $4m Series A for HR Tech
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