Rob May
6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 10, 2026 by Rob May · across every show →
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Apr 10, 2026 positive
May: Massive markets forgive mistakes, unlike winner-take-all smaller niches
“The reason you wanna do that is because when you're in a big market, you know, you can make a lot of mistakes and still Come out on head. You could be the seventh biggest player in the industry and still do really well, you know whereas in, in, in, you know, i…”
Apr 10, 2026 neutral
May: Acquirer failed at shifting his startup's product to channel sales
“I mean, this happened with the company that bought my company. They were very channel sales centric. I didn't think it would work well for our product. And they tried to move us over and after a year they had to switch back to direct, but like their philosophy…”
Apr 10, 2026 negative
May: Many senior executives are imitators rather than adaptable problem solvers
“You know, a lot of people that have climbed really high in their career are just great imitators. They just take a playbook that they saw somewhere. They don't always fully understand it. They don't always know how to change it for changing circumstances, but …”
Apr 10, 2026
Rob May: Good executives should immediately know who they would hire next
“I think as an entrepreneur, and also I expect this of the executives that work for me, that they should constantly be cultivating talent. You know, a couple of times a month, like, you know, going to events or taking people out to dinner or having coffees with…”
Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
May: Startups Lacking Access to Stage-Experienced Talent Should Bet on Raw Intelligence
“Sometimes you don't have access to those people or there's not enough in the market that you're in. So that, that is ideal if you can find those people. But you know, sometimes you can't, and you just have to give somebody who's really intelligent, like a shot…”