Episode Description

Reid is a General Partner at CRV, one of the oldest VC firms with investments in 400 startups including Twilio, Zendesk, and Hubspot. Half of the companies CRV has backed have gone public or been acquired and the firm focuses on enterprise, consumer, and bioengineering.

In this episode, we dive into the wealth of experience CRV brings to the table in helping enterprise software companies grow and succeed. With decades of investment expertise, CRV has been at the forefront of scaling some of the most impactful software businesses, and this conversation sheds light on their approach to identifying, supporting, and scaling innovative enterprise solutions.

We discuss the evolving landscape of enterprise software, the challenges founders face in this space, and the strategies that have proven successful over time. Whether you’re a founder in the enterprise space, an investor, or simply interested in how software transforms industries, this episode offers rich insights and practical lessons.

What’s in this episode?

1) Enterprise software, DevOps and SaaS

2) Importance of high founder quotient and founder market fit

3) Advantages of having a distributed workforce

4) Challenges in the Bay Area and why companies are looking for offices elsewhere

5) Categories Reid is looking into