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Advice from the founder of Flurry
Multi-exit founder Sean Byrnes talks about everything startup CEOs care about–and some controversial sales hiring tactics.
Alexander Shartsis
March 08, 2024
Hello ,
As a startup founder, do you ensure that you are doing meticulous customer research and finding problems that truly resonate with your customers? We talk about why you should in our latest episode on the Seed to Sequoia Podcast.
Our guest, Sean Byrnes started his first company, Flurry in 2005, which became one of the biggest analytics and ad platforms in the world. He sold it to Yahoo in 2014, and after starting Outlier.ai, is now a partner at Near Horizon. He shares his experience as a founder, investor, and sought-after advisor on our latest episode.
Sean highlights the importance of having a business with real growth and revenue over raising money, beating the tendency to hire a sales team too quickly, setting up a sales plan or process, and plenty more.
He also shares some exceptional advice for founders on building a cohesive team and how to build a healthy relationship with the board.