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Capital-Efficient Growth (with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan & Veeva CEO Peter Gassner)

May 19, 2022

Join Eric Yuan, the innovative CEO behind Zoom, and Peter Gassner, the mastermind of Veeva Systems, as they dive into the art of capital-efficient growth. They reveal how to achieve massive success with minimal investment, share insights on navigating the complex fundraising landscape, and discuss the critical role of product excellence and team dynamics. They also emphasize the balance between ambition and caution in business, offering valuable lessons for aspiring founders and investors alike.

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Episode guests

Peter Gassner

Eric Yuan

Highlights

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Episode notes

The Importance of Marketing and Customer Feedback in Business

01:25

Funding your Product with Customer Revenue

01:27

The Peter Formula to bild o Business

01:02

Video Conferencing Solution

01:56

Intro

2min

Capital-Efficient Growth in Life Sciences

2min

Capital Management and AI Innovations

4min

A Brief History of Startup Fundraising

2min

Navigating Capital Challenges in Tech

11min

Building a Lean Tech Startup

17min

Building a Winning Product and Team

11min

Strategic Sustainability in Business

9min

Statsig's Rise in Tech Innovation

4min

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Balancing Optimism and Caution in Business

5min

We sit down with the CEO founders of two of the most capital efficient success stories of all time — Zoom and Veeva Systems — to understand how they grew to billions of dollars in revenue (and tens of billions in market cap) on very, very little capital invested. With the fundraising environment changing rapidly, we couldn’t think of a better topic to discuss or better sources of wisdom for founders, operators and investors all to learn from. Very special thanks to Jake Saper and our friends at Emergence Capital for inviting us and putting this conversation together at their 2022 CEO Summit!

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