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Retool CEO David Hsu on Finding Product-Market Fit via Sales

2023/4/13
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David Hsu discusses his journey from college to founding Retool, including his dual major in philosophy and computer science at Oxford and his early entrepreneurial ventures.

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David Hsu has one of the most interesting founders journeys in tech today. After growing up in Silicon Valley, he left to study both philosophy and computer science at Oxford in the UK, then returned immediately afterward to found an internal enterprise tools company. Fast forward to today, and Retool is a multi-billion dollar valuation juggernaut that — almost uniquely for this era — operates at roughly cashflow breakeven while still growing rapidly. On this episode David shares his thoughts on finding product-market fit through sales, the dangers of product-led growth, how to get $1-5 million in ARR with just 5-10 people on the team. Tune in!

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