Ted Glasnow

[Shopify apps]  see us as a channel to then also enable connections to other ecommerce apps. With Zapier, those connections aren't going to be deep, so you can't enable as many use cases.

companies grow primarily through four possible Growth Engines:1) Performance marketing: FB, AdWords, TV, etc.2) Virality: Word-of-mouth, referrals, inviting friends, etc.3) Content: SEO, shareable videos, or newsletters, etc.4) Sales: Outbound (and inbound) salespeople.

There are two additional types of growth engines that we’ve seen — Partnerships... See more

Journey is building a consumer-grade B2B product that reinvents how storytelling is done in the 21st century. By changing the make up of what a presentation is and how it is consumed, this leads to less time wasted in live meetings.

our game is to be the connective tissue and the one API for the ecommerce ecosystem

For product partnerships, focus on building features that make your value prop truly unique

Start-ups should avoid long-term contracts and bake in tiers that drive price down as your business scales

The increased financialization of start-ups have led to CFO focusing on fundraising and M&A, so the responsibilities of a CBO are split between the CEO and CFO

90% of Flexport’s revenue originated fro outbound sales