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Founder10X - How to build world-class products? - Adam Nash, Founder & CEO Daffy
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Episode Founder10X - How to build world-class products? - Adam Nash, Founder & CEO Daffy
Adam Nash is the former CEO of Wealthfront and current Founder and CEO of Daffy. Prior to Wealthfront & Daffy, Adam has a strong operational experience holding executive positions at LinkedIn, Ebay, Dropbox and Apple. Adam is also an angel investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker: OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and several other startups. To top it all off Adam is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University where he teaches a class on personal finance. This episode is divided into 2 halves, the 1st half focusing on Adam's insights on angel investing in some highly successful companies, while the 2nd half focuses on Adam's founder journey and insights on how to build a world-class product. We also talk about his investment into Figma, key metrics to track for early-stage startups, how to create customer delight, and lessons from his stint at top companies like eBay, Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Apple. This episode is a wealth of wisdom for all founders on how to build world-class products & companies. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro clip
00:53 - Episode intro
02:02 - Sponsored by Podcast10x - podcasting agency for VCs & startups
03:43 - Background story of Adam Nash
05:46 - How Adam started angel investing in startups?
09:13 - Investing in Figma at the early stage
14:30 - Leveraging the network & operator experience to get access to quality deals
16:26 - How Adam evaluates a deal?
20:38 - Why he founded Daffy?
24:23 - How to build world-class products?
29:00 - Virality factor in products
37:24 - Customer delight factor in products
42:00 - How to get world-class people to work with you?
46:46 - Key metrics to track for early stage startups
51:44 - Lessons from working at Linkedin, eBay, Dropbox & Apple
55:27 - How to connect with Adam and learn more about Daffy? Links: ⭐ Sponsor: End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs & startups - https://podcast10x.com
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