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David Schneider

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213 total appearances

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

When we go back to those three, save money, make money, or keep you out of prison, as an investor today, do you have a preference for one of them?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Do you know what I hate in investing? It's competition. And the amount of people that are like, you know what? We can help you make more money because we deliver you more leads. We allow you to interact better with leads, whatever it is, like sales analytics solutions, you name it. And I hate competition. How do you feel about competition when investing?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Do you know what I hate in investing? It's competition. And the amount of people that are like, you know what? We can help you make more money because we deliver you more leads. We allow you to interact better with leads, whatever it is, like sales analytics solutions, you name it. And I hate competition. How do you feel about competition when investing?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Do you know what I hate in investing? It's competition. And the amount of people that are like, you know what? We can help you make more money because we deliver you more leads. We allow you to interact better with leads, whatever it is, like sales analytics solutions, you name it. And I hate competition. How do you feel about competition when investing?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Having won in intensely competitive markets.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Having won in intensely competitive markets.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Having won in intensely competitive markets.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Have you ever had a time, I'm sure, but when was a time when your GTM team was not crushing, when it was just not decimating? And for the many founders in that position now, how do you rejuvenate them when that is a palpable feeling?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Have you ever had a time, I'm sure, but when was a time when your GTM team was not crushing, when it was just not decimating? And for the many founders in that position now, how do you rejuvenate them when that is a palpable feeling?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Have you ever had a time, I'm sure, but when was a time when your GTM team was not crushing, when it was just not decimating? And for the many founders in that position now, how do you rejuvenate them when that is a palpable feeling?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Are there backgrounds which make salespeople more likely to be great? For example, I actually like it when you find competitive athletes who turn into sports reps and sales reps or salespeople. They can... endure great pain for long periods of time for delayed gratification. Is there a background that you found to be commonly very valuable?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Are there backgrounds which make salespeople more likely to be great? For example, I actually like it when you find competitive athletes who turn into sports reps and sales reps or salespeople. They can... endure great pain for long periods of time for delayed gratification. Is there a background that you found to be commonly very valuable?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

Are there backgrounds which make salespeople more likely to be great? For example, I actually like it when you find competitive athletes who turn into sports reps and sales reps or salespeople. They can... endure great pain for long periods of time for delayed gratification. Is there a background that you found to be commonly very valuable?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you feel about transparency as a leader? I know we had this beautiful schedule, but I'm loving this. How do you feel about transparency as a leader? We're often told about it being so important, but then there's this question of you do need to sometimes keep morale up artificially. You can't always say the truth. How do you feel about that?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you feel about transparency as a leader? I know we had this beautiful schedule, but I'm loving this. How do you feel about transparency as a leader? We're often told about it being so important, but then there's this question of you do need to sometimes keep morale up artificially. You can't always say the truth. How do you feel about that?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you feel about transparency as a leader? I know we had this beautiful schedule, but I'm loving this. How do you feel about transparency as a leader? We're often told about it being so important, but then there's this question of you do need to sometimes keep morale up artificially. You can't always say the truth. How do you feel about that?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you empower them? Bring them to the meetings? Allow for idea generation in a new way? What is the right way to empower them?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you empower them? Bring them to the meetings? Allow for idea generation in a new way? What is the right way to empower them?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

How do you empower them? Bring them to the meetings? Allow for idea generation in a new way? What is the right way to empower them?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

The numbers with ServiceNow are quite mind boggling. Did you know it would be as big as it is, or do you agree with the common statement that we always underestimate the size of our winners? Boy.