My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
So, and then stopping that cascade of evaluation when you have, you know, four or five or six people, let alone 10 people, it's just, it's a slow, slow grind.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And we really documented that.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And this is going back now, 30 years ago, doing research, because we used to do brainstorming here.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And we used to have freelancers, right?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And so the combination of that and over an 18-month period, I mean, we just asked this, you know, it's always in life, the questions you ask, right?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And we said, where are our names really coming from, right?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And at the end of that 18 months, even though the collection was a little sloppy and a little crude, we said, this is really interesting.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
First off, it doesn't come from freelancers.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
not because they're not creative, it's just they're not inside.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
They don't have that esprit de corps.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
It's not coming from brainstorming sessions.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
It's coming from individuals or people working in two-person teams.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
And so we stopped all that brainstorming, never hired a freelancer again, and we work in three teams now.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
So usually, it depends on the budget and the timing.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
One team knows everything about your fiber product, right?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
Next team...
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
We're still in fiber, but now with that team, we're gonna say we're adding an ingredient to this.
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
It's got energy in it, okay?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
Well, what happens there?
My First Million
We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.
It changes their perspective and their names are gonna be completely different than that first list.