Ted Glasnow

The versatility of mycoproteins really allows companies to play in different arenas. Not only dairy alternatives and meat alternatives, but the neutral flavor profile allows it to go in lots of different directions. Like seafood applications, or turning it into a powder or a protein isolate, and then putting that into baking or snacking products. A... See more

Type of company: Marketplaces and platforms; Most common North Star Metric: Consumption growth

Another way to think about [expanding a company into an adjacent market] is, will this new offering contribute back to your growth function. Let's say that for a marketplace, growth is a function of GMV, take rate, frequency of orders, size of orders, AOV, all that stuff. The new product offering should have a neutral to positive impact on those... See more

The intensity of the pull is a factor of the fit (how good your product is at solving the user’s problem) AND initial market size (is it niche or broad).

To pick a wedge, find a large market and then:1. Pick a very narrow (and very painful) problem2. Pick a very specific segment of people to solve that problem for

The most effective sales compensation plan at Flexport includes team based quota for managers (including the manager’s output), with no penalty for individual contributors underperforming. Additionally, managers were imcemtivized to drive long-term value by getting equity grants if they ramp new reps faster than average

It's...not just unions, but the municipalities, the planners, the permitting offices, the inspectors, the cities. They're all going to have an opinion and a view on us. We'll be under the radar for a little bit, of course.