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BoA analytics senior exec / ThoughtSpot-acquired founder building "Figma for Data"
Welcome to the 72nd edition of the Geeks Of The Valley (GOTV) Newsletter, where we curate interesting early-stage startups (Series A and earlier) every week. If you enjoy and want to keep abreast with insights and interesting early-stage startups before they go big, subscribe to this newsletter ✌️.
Geeks of the week
Startup Name: Definite
Geography: US
One-liner: 10x faster analytics.
Founder(s) Background: CEO of SeekWell (acquired by ThoughtSpot), Head of Risk at Blispay (backed by FirstMark Capital, NEA and Founder Collective), SVP of Analytics at Bank of America.
Startup Name: Zelt
Geography: UK
One-liner: Manage HR, payroll and IT in a single system - from the browser or your mobile phone.
Founder(s) Background: Partner at Global Founders Capital, Growth Investor at TA Associates.
Founders building in stealth
Insight, Idea & Trend
Importance of behavioral references & high-signal interview can't be overstated at earliest stages of a startup. Some good questions to consider asking:
* What's a time you went out of your way/role to fix something?
* What's a time you thought you weren't going to accomplish… x.com/i/web/status/1…— "Leigh Marie" Braswell (@LM_Braswell)
7:39 PM • Feb 14, 2023
Roblox reported full year 2022 revenue of $2.2B and bookings of $2.9B, burned almost no cash, usage was 49B hours and averaged 56M daily active users.
The first analyst question on the earnings call:
"Everybody is talking about ChatGPT, how does this technology accelerate… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Chris Fralic (@chrisfralic)
4:53 PM • Feb 15, 2023
Tiktok commerce vs YouTube commerce:
- TT video uses UGC, GRWM cuts, real pics of the product shades on body and iconic lipstick cutting for sensory. It’s fast and fits all these cuts in one segment on loop.
- YouTube uses classic GRWM first person narrative. It’s longer and 👇— michellegoad (@michegoad)
6:35 AM • Feb 15, 2023
As retention comes into sharp focus, B2B software companies can take a leaf out of consumer growth playbooks, including adoption funnels, retention slopes, and team virality.
akashbajwa.substack.com/p/consumer-gtm…
— Akash Bajwa (@AkashBajwa96)
9:22 AM • Feb 13, 2023