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FirstRoundCapital

FirstRoundCapital

17 episodes

Lean into the things you're naturally good at #founder #startup

Focus on strengths and delegate weaknesses in business growth.

How to get customers to demo your product back to you #founder #startup

The video discusses a workflow using Clay to solve customer problems quickly and effectively, enhancing customer engagement and product feedback.

In the 0 to 1 sales journey, find your ideal customers’ town square — and go hang out with them

The speaker discusses using WhatsApp groups for data enrichment insights and improving product usability through user-led demos and feedback.

If you’re building ahead of the market, your beta sign-ups won’t always turn into long-time users

The discussion focuses on the challenges and strategies in acquiring early customers for a mobile app analytics platform, emphasizing the importance of targeting growth teams in data-driven industries.

How worried should founders be about competition? #founder #startup

Understanding competition is crucial for long-term success, but should not distract from initial product development.

Braze CPO Kevin Wang breaks down what it means to find “terminal value” product market fit

Success in SaaS hinges on winning product velocity races against competitors.

While everyone built for gaming, Braze stayed broad and built for a market that didn't exist (yet)

The company focused on building a diversified product for multiple verticals rather than just gaming, anticipating future market growth.

Building a self-serve #product 101: Nail demand, conversion, value and monetization, in that order

The video discusses the four key elements of product-led growth (PLG): acquisition, conversion, product engagement, and monetization.

Clay's contrarian take on compensation

Proactive compensation for high performers fosters loyalty and satisfaction.

What if the lean startup methodology isn’t the only way to scale? #startup #founder #tech #podcast

The speaker emphasizes the importance of staying deeply involved with technology and customers for startup success, rather than relying solely on structured methodologies.

Quiet signals can tell you everything—if you know where to look. #startup #founder #tech

DBT's open-source release and community growth led to widespread adoption.

When 3 engineers can't support 1,000 customers anymore #founder #startup #startups

The speaker discusses the challenges and decisions involved in scaling DBT, a data transformation tool, due to its rapid growth and demand from large enterprises.

Building a $4B data platform: Inside dbt Labs' unconventional path | Tristan Handy (Founder & CEO)

Tristan Handy, CEO of DBT Labs, shares how starting as a consultancy helped identify product-market fit for their data transformation tool, DBT, leading to a successful venture-backed company.

Developer relations doesn't end when a company goes public #gitlab #opensource #products #software

The video discusses GitLab's strategy to integrate core marketing with community engagement to enhance both customer acquisition and community contribution.

Building products isn’t linear—and it’s never as clean as the frameworks suggest #startup #products

The speaker reflects on different approaches to product development across companies like Microsoft, Google, Uber, and Figma, emphasizing the evolution from detailed specifications to more fluid, collaborative processes.

Pay attention when users hack your product in unexpected ways #podcast #technology #startup #figma

The video discusses how Figma adapted its product strategy during the pandemic by developing FigJam, a whiteboarding tool, in response to user behavior and insights.