Intercom’s Managing Editor, Adam Risman, invited me to their HQ to record a podcast on my experiences starting and scaling businesses. We had a great discussion spanning topics including:
- What I learned launching Eventbrite’s first cross-functional growth team and helping to scale the business around the world
- How I co-founded my own marketplace startup SkillSlate, what I learned at TaskRabbit, and some of my thoughts on why Thumbtack was ultimately more successful
- Some of my core growth philosophies, such as how a company’s mission and it’s approach to growth are inextricably tied
You can read the transcript on Intercom’s blog, or check out the podcast via Soundcloud below.
Author: Brian Rothenberg
Founder & startup growth leader turned VC @ Defy Partners.
I have operated through every stage: from founding, seed, series A through late-stage funding, all the way through IPO – from idea to hundreds of millions in revenue. Most recently I was at Eventbrite for 6+ years from startup through IPO ($300M revenue, nearly $3B market cap), serving as VP of Growth and running a $100M+ revenue line as GM. I founded a local services marketplace, SkillSlate, backed by First Round and Canaan Partners, which we ultimately sold to TaskRabbit. I have also been an angel investor and growth advisor to dozens of startups as part of Sequoia's Scout program, First Round Capital's Angel Track + Expert Network, and YC's Growth Council.
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