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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"

Given that, how do you think about analyzing market size as an investor today? As you said, we don't see a pathway out over a billion. Gartner specializes in market sizing. How much focus do you put on market size today 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"

How important is market timing for you when investing? You mentioned there the speed to IPO and what you wanted to do. You have to hit the market just at the right time for that to be possible. For you investing today, how do you think 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 important is market timing for you when investing? You mentioned there the speed to IPO and what you wanted to do. You have to hit the market just at the right time for that to be possible. For you investing today, how do you think 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 important is market timing for you when investing? You mentioned there the speed to IPO and what you wanted to do. You have to hit the market just at the right time for that to be possible. For you investing today, how do you think 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"

I think as Marc Andreessen says, there's no such thing as a bad idea, only a bad time.

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"

I think as Marc Andreessen says, there's no such thing as a bad idea, only a bad time.

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"

I think as Marc Andreessen says, there's no such thing as a bad idea, only a bad time.

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"

Does being a sales leader help you on your referencing for companies? Because you are, as a sales leader, probably the most attuned to people, to listening, to knowing what question to ask. It's a real art form. Does being a sales leader help you do the best diligence and reference process?

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"

Does being a sales leader help you on your referencing for companies? Because you are, as a sales leader, probably the most attuned to people, to listening, to knowing what question to ask. It's a real art form. Does being a sales leader help you do the best diligence and reference process?

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"

Does being a sales leader help you on your referencing for companies? Because you are, as a sales leader, probably the most attuned to people, to listening, to knowing what question to ask. It's a real art form. Does being a sales leader help you do the best diligence and reference process?

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"

And being comfortable with silence. It's one of the most important skills I think you learn as an interviewer. I suggest everyone always interviews. I think you become a better husband or wife, a better friend. But being able to ask a question and sit in silence can be quite awkward. But most often magic leads after the silence.

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"

And being comfortable with silence. It's one of the most important skills I think you learn as an interviewer. I suggest everyone always interviews. I think you become a better husband or wife, a better friend. But being able to ask a question and sit in silence can be quite awkward. But most often magic leads after the silence.

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"

And being comfortable with silence. It's one of the most important skills I think you learn as an interviewer. I suggest everyone always interviews. I think you become a better husband or wife, a better friend. But being able to ask a question and sit in silence can be quite awkward. But most often magic leads after the silence.

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"

So I am going to push you a little bit. What's a big mistake that you made with ServiceNow when you think about the mistakes made in that journey? I know it's all up and to the right. I know the numbers show that, but everyone makes mistakes.

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"

So I am going to push you a little bit. What's a big mistake that you made with ServiceNow when you think about the mistakes made in that journey? I know it's all up and to the right. I know the numbers show that, but everyone makes mistakes.

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"

So I am going to push you a little bit. What's a big mistake that you made with ServiceNow when you think about the mistakes made in that journey? I know it's all up and to the right. I know the numbers show that, but everyone makes mistakes.

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"

One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make that we invest in today is they want to expand customer segment too soon. They want to expand into Enterprise too soon. They want to expand into SMB from Enterprise too soon. And I always say, it is so much deeper and richer than you think. And we've only penetrated 1% of it. Let's absolutely double down where our strength is.

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"

One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make that we invest in today is they want to expand customer segment too soon. They want to expand into Enterprise too soon. They want to expand into SMB from Enterprise too soon. And I always say, it is so much deeper and richer than you think. And we've only penetrated 1% of it. Let's absolutely double down where our strength is.

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"

One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make that we invest in today is they want to expand customer segment too soon. They want to expand into Enterprise too soon. They want to expand into SMB from Enterprise too soon. And I always say, it is so much deeper and richer than you think. And we've only penetrated 1% of it. Let's absolutely double down where our strength is.

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 think about when is the right time to expand customer segmentation? And when is the right time to say, no, we're going to focus?