Zachary Perret @zachperret

Always learning. @Plaid CEO. 🚴‍♂️📚 plaid.com Joined February 2009

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Brett Berson @brettberson

3 weeks ago

There isn’t a paint-by-numbers kit for any part of company building. But when it comes to product-market fit, founders have very little to go on. It’s seen as more art than science, with squishy definitions, no real data, and mostly high-level advice. For the past few years…

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

3 weeks ago

I am excited to be replaced by AI that joins meetings and finds new ways to ask, “How might we be more ambitious?” and “Who owns this, and what is the deliverable + timeline?”

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

4 weeks ago

A surprising amount of our customer feedback boils down to, “Can you please make this API response into a PDF?” I long protested because, technology. But sometimes it’a better to just do the thing. Hence, moar PDF’s: plaid.com/docs/statement…

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

a month ago

Enterprise sales is 20% sales and 80% deal-project-management.

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

a month ago

I love the unspoken agreement amongst Bay Area startup folks that Sunday afternoon is a de-facto workday, and thus acceptable to schedule calls + coffees.

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

a month ago

Choosing the right market is the most important job of a startup founder.

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Zachary Perret @zachperret

2 months ago

When I talk to b2b founders, lots of folks are proud of how much early growth they get through inbounds. The myth of the “no-sales” startup takes hold. Then around their Series A, the signups slow down and the leads dry up. Build the revenue engine early!