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Ingram: Founders spending over two years building a product have already lost
“I can't tell you how many startup, you know, entrepreneurs or wantrepreneurs, whatever you want to call them, keep telling me like, oh yeah, I'm building my product. Well, when'd you start? Two and a half years ago. Okay. You've lost. You've lost before you've…”
Ingram: Startups should aim for a one-third debt, two-thirds equity ratio
“One ratio that I like to look at, this is independently, so this isn't from, you know, any particular firm that, that pushes this agenda, but I like to look at it like a one to you know, one-third on debt and two-thirds on equity.”
Ingram: Job ads attract weaker engineers; top talent must be actively recruited
“The problem is, is that only the less qualified people are applying. The really qualified people are happy where they are. They're being recruited.”
Ingram: Startup headcount should be variable and scale with sales
“Your sales are variable, and so should your head count be.”
Startups prioritize timezone over cost, shifting remote engineering to South America
“What we found is that it wasn't a money thing. Though they're saving money, they were really concerned about, you know, Just getting the right team members with the right experience and time zones. So we're finding that most of our customers right now are, and…”