Molly O’Shea#354
“I got turned down by all the top VCs.
I offered them 25% of the company for $1 million.
(*The company now has a market cap of $187 billion)
The same VCs that rejected me put a lot of money into my competitors.
That was very motivational.
So I made it my goal to put those companies out of business.”
Many users praised the founder's story of turning VC rejections into building a $187 billion company, seeing rejection as proof of extraordinary drive and celebrating the resulting partnership.
@davidsenra “Good luck with that ‘business,’ pal…” Becomes “Always believed in ya, buddy.” And yes, seeing investors meet you, pick your brains, only to invest in your competitors is a good motivator…
@davidsenra Love it. I never think rejection is a bad thing - instead, it is a demonstration of how extraordinary you are that "ordinaries" just cannot easily fully understand.
@stuartawillson Causation. We’ve both helped each other immensely. Will go down as one of the greatest partnerships ever.
@davidsenra Senra and Ramp, ascending. Correlation or causation? And which way?
@davidsenra Love it
@davidsenra can’t wait to find out who is funding my competitors :)
@davidsenra founders with a chip on their shoulder tend to go the longest way
@davidsenra and the least skipped ad reads ever
@davidsenra @MollySOShea Take all of the souls.