Evidence receipt / uncertainty
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: uncertainty
3 Dec 2021 Acquired Not Boring (with Packy McCormick)
“Both of those are doing pretty well. I don't know, maybe you just threw in the towel a little bit too early.”
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Everything needed to verify it.
- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- uncertainty
- Recorded
- 3 Dec 2021
- Publisher
- Acquired
Transcript context
…That is another one of those formative experiences where obviously, it wasn't a startup, it was startup light. It was stupid, it was fun, it paid for my summers, and all of that. When I was applying to Breather though, I had done marketing, I had done operations, I had to deal with a bunch of shitty situations. That company, in particular, the CEO is kind of an iconoclast. He runs a company now called Practice, Julien, a great guy. He didn't care at all about the finance background other than it proved that I could work hard and maybe I could help with some business stuff. But he really cared that I got my hands dirty and I had to deal with all of the junk in just being kind of a one person running this company. It was definitely a silly experience, but I think it also helped with the next chapter. I'll say there, I have observed two experiences in my life with companies where people have gotten married as a result of meeting in the company's product. One was Facebook back when we were in college and two was Rec Room. Both of those are doing pretty well. I don't know, maybe you just threw in the towel a little bit too early. What was the name of the party bus company? ThrowGo. I actually don't think I've actually technically shut down that LLC.…
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