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Concept2 mentions across episodes
startup failure
“Why this VC became stricter about teams after experiencing startup failures”
...failure or lack of significant success, in many cases, we have become stricter and more discerning when it comes to the teams we are willing to partner with. And, hopefully, we can become better also
14:37 / 15:17
personal lesson14:37 – 15:17
“Why young VCs struggle with the harsh reality of startup failure rates”
...trouble with failure. Everybody does, but I think when you're investing, especially, you don't want to believe that, hey, the early deals you do are gonna go to zero or have the chance to go to zero.
4:00 / 4:33
framework4:00 – 4:33
I have no idea what these acronyms even mean, let alone how to implement them. So here's the thing. These are not nice to haves. These are deal blockers. Without SSO, without SCIM, without RBAC, without audit logs, you simply cannot close enterprise
45:00 / 46:02
from transcript45:00 – 46:02
...movement. So, Steve Blank and Eric Ries created this methodology called lean startup. He's an entrepreneur, and he's just really awesome. And he created this methodology along with Eric Ries. Eric Ries wrote the book, lean startup. And you want to cr
26:59 / 28:05
from transcript26:59 – 28:05
“Why most serial entrepreneurs fail: the survivorship bias trap”
those are the things that that try and kick you that that sort of tend to trigger me into doing a thing. I think the other thing that I battle continuously on stuff is survivorship bias. Like, I think
5:45 / 6:06
contrarian take5:45 – 6:06
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
44:12 / 45:17
from transcript44:12 – 45:17
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
1:23:12 / 1:24:17
from transcript1:23:12 – 1:24:17
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
1:42:44 / 1:43:48
from transcript1:42:44 – 1:43:48
...comedy podcast. I think that's Well, I guess I think you guys are ready you guys are ready to spin it off. Okay, listeners. Now is a great time to tell you about a new friend of the show we are very excited about, WorkOS. Yes. WorkOS is the enterpris
55:58 / 57:21
from transcript55:58 – 57:21
...You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like alphabet
50:12 / 51:15
from transcript50:12 – 51:15
Without SSO, without SCIM, without RBAC, without audit logs, you simply cannot close enterprise deals, period. But none of these features make your core product better. They don't make your beer taste better, to use our favorite analogy here on acqui
1:08:03 / 1:09:20
from transcript1:08:03 – 1:09:20
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
1:08:15 / 1:09:16
from transcript1:08:15 – 1:09:16
...lean startup. He's an entrepreneur, and he's just really awesome. And he created this methodology along with Eric Ries. Eric Ries wrote the book, lean startup. And you want to create a hypothesis and run an experiment, and then you can iterate on tha
27:42 / 28:46
from transcript27:42 – 28:46
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
2:06:43 / 2:07:48
from transcript2:06:43 – 2:07:48
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
1:02:52 / 1:04:03
from transcript1:02:52 – 1:04:03
“90% of startups fail - here's the brutal reality nobody talks about”
seem reckless. So how how did you come to terms with that risk, and how should others It is a huge risk. And, it put you under financial stress and mental stress, because as you said, you go from sta
4:40 / 5:19
personal lesson4:40 – 5:19
...startup. You've got product market fit, and you're getting inbound interest from big enterprise customers. Very exciting. But then, they send you their security questionnaire. Yep. And it's, like, 47 pages long with requirements that kinda sound like
38:55 / 40:00
from transcript38:55 – 40:00
I have no idea what these acronyms even mean, let alone how to implement them. So here's the thing. These are not nice to haves. These are deal blockers. Without SSO, without SCIM, without RBAC, without audit logs, you simply cannot close enterprise
45:39 / 46:49
from transcript45:39 – 46:49
doesn't make your design tool more powerful. So this is where WorkOS comes in. They've built Stripe four enterprise features. WorkOS turns enterprise authentication requirements into drop in APIs, abstracting away as much unnecessary complexity as po
1:05:16 / 1:06:32
from transcript1:05:16 – 1:06:32
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