Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
1–10 of 380 posts
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#2Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year.
He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#3Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year. He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
I prefer not to do the math.
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#4I wasn't interested in the emotional story behind this. But I did resonate with 1 line in particular here: "It doesn’t matter how amazing your product is, or how fast you ship features. The market you’re in will determine most of your growth."
This is so true, in my experience. You hit a roadblock in recurring revenue, not because your product doesn't have enough features, or your team sucks, but simply: your market is smaller than you thought.
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#5Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year. He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
[deleted]
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#6Refreshing. I'd like to see more "anti-survivor" articles so the survivor bias gets toned down.
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#7Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year. He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
I prefer not to do the math.
Based on your article, you sound pretty bad ass by having gone through the journey. I'm doubtful you'd have that by staying. It's a pretty remarkable path, and I respect you for that!
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#8Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year. He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
I prefer not to do the math.
Many years ago, you once mentioned that anyone who wants to build a startup should read Hacker News. I'm still here because of you. You've made an impact!
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#9[deleted]
Re: Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
#10Ouch, number 2 employee at Pinterest - a $10 billion company that’s about to go public this year. He probably would have been worth an easy 100-200 million.
I prefer not to do the math.
I can't begin to imagine what that must feel like, but I gotta say, your kind of company (i.e. non-VC-funded, don't care about the unicorn status, just serve the customers well) is the kind I'd like to do one day. The vision and values just align with me so much more than hypergrowth and whatever it takes to get there. Many hats off to you for making all the decisions you did to keep your customers first. It may not be worth much, but you have my respect forever.