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E1047: Ask Jason Slack Special! Sourcing talent during a crisis, building strong culture & motivating remote teams, investing in distributed startups, importance of market timing & more!

2020/4/22
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0:01 Jason intros today's #AskJason and talks about the This Week in Startups Slack! 4:04 Ethan asks where and how Jason gets his news for general industry knowledge 6:43 Sean asks Jason how to acquire talent during a crisis 9:54 Vik asks Jason about building strong corporate culture while working remotely 15:44 David asks about SF mayor London Breed capping fees for delivery companies 19:32 Craig asks for Jason's perspective on investing in fully distributed startups 23:52 Mayur asks which audience do you sell to first when starting a marketplace 28:23 Stuart asks about how to price when launching - Free trials or charge right away? 33:05 Rob asks what investors think when they hear a CEO has 1 or 2 other side hustles 33:18 David asks about the importance of market timing - Will a great business always succeed, and how much of it is due to timing? 39:40 Onyx asks for Jason's take on the future of growing & scaling emerging natural food (or food tech) brands in this environment 41:21 Paulo asks how CEOs should act to motivate a remote team 48:08 Allen asks about syndicates that don’t contribute any money into a deal