122: Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling

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This content was created by Bill Gallagher. This content was uploaded by Bill Gallagher. This is a podcast episode titled "122: Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling" (PODCAST) published October 31, 2018. It features host and growth coach Bill Gallagher interviewing guest Chris Yeh (co‑founder/general partner at Wasabi Ventures and co‑author of Blitzscaling) about blitzscaling — rapid growth strategies that prioritize speed over efficiency. The conversation covers definitions, conditions for blitzscaling, counterintuitive rules (e.g., launch an embarrassing product, tolerate bad management, let fires burn, sometimes ignore current customers), and case examples including Google, Dropbox, Airbnb, Uber, PayPal, Groupon and others. Other participants/voices include general show announcers and production credits (Vern Harnish referenced, plus show production team and ad reads).

Questions this episode answers

October 31, 2018

The pursuit of rapid growth by prioritizing speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty.

A $150 million-per-year guarantee to AOL to power AOL search and sell ads.

$19 million (the year before the AOL deal).

~100,000 people signed up in the first week; only about 10% initially were able to set up and upload a file in usability tests.

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