Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Jessica McKellar (Pilot) - Serial Co-founders

Feb 9, 2022

58:23

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What Are the Core Values of Ethus?

03:15

Do You Pilot?

02:45

Are You Creating Subscription Models?

04:29

Introduction

3min

What Inspired You to Study Computer Science?

2min

Starting a Company Out of School?

2min

Oracle Acquisition Experience

4min

How Did You Get Started With Zolip?

4min

'Cas Blius' - The Sales Person, the Salesperson, the Operations Person

2min

Are There Benefits and Disadvantages of Co-Founding?

2min

What Happens When You Disagree?

3min

How Do We Resolve Conflict?

3min

10.

Let It Go, Defend and Commit

5min

11.

Do You Pilot?

3min

12.

Are You Creating Subscription Models?

4min

13.

How Did You Find Your Way Into Prison?

4min

14.

Investing in the Future

2min

15.

What Are the Core Values of Ethus?

3min

16.

The Lastone Is Like Frontin Ser and It Comes Together

3min

17.

Why Are Other Companies So Hesitatr?

2min

18.

Having a Successful Exit Makes Fund Raising Much Easier

3min

19.

Are There Any Lessons You Would Like to Revisit?

5min

Jessica McKellar is the founder and CTO of Pilot, an accounting firm powered by software that has raised more than $160 million in venture capital funding. She also founded Zulip, a group collaboration tool that was acquired by Dropbox in 2014, and Ksplice, which was acquired by Oracle. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Emily Ma, McKellar discusses her 15-year journey founding three startups with her co-founders, as well as her passion for creating opportunities for the previously incarcerated.

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