Overview:
Today on the show we’ve got Matt Melymuka, Co-founder and Partner at PeakSpan Capital. Matt and I talk about how PeakSpan is zigging when others zag. Specifically, we discuss the perils of raising a ton of money at the highest possible valuation and pouring it into hyper-growth. Maybe that's not the right decision for your company.
What You’ll Learn
The high price of a growth-at-all-costs mindset
How misalignment can force you to do what you don't want to do
What's wrong with over-fueling the machine
Why you should de-risk your concentration of wealth
The supply-demand equation that's shaping sales tech
An up-and-coming company you need to know about
Show Agenda and Timestamps
The high cost of a growth-at-all-costs mindset [7:06]
How misalignment can force you to do what you don't want to do [10:00]
What's wrong with over fueling the machine [14:16]
Why you should de-risk your concentration of wealth [17:04]
The supply-demand equation that's shaping sales tech [19:32]
An up-and-coming company you need to know about [23:49]
The GTM Podcast
Features conversations with well-known tech executive, VC, and founders - the expert operators in the trenches who have ‘been there, done that’ to build some of the fastest-growing software companies. Every week, a guest joins Scott Barker to dissect their stories, revealing expert insights around what worked, what didn’t, and how things actually went down.
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