First Round Review · 2020-03-17 · 2269d

Building Resilient Startups Across Economic Cycles: Bob Moore's Three Ventures and Seven Lessons

Serial founder Bob Moore shares lessons learned from building three startups across different economic cycles (2008, 2016, 2018), including RJMetrics, Stitch, and Crossbeam. Moore emphasizes the critical importance of strong long-term vision, maintaining product-market fit momentum, and balancing resilience with growth ambition. His experience navigating the 2008 financial crisis and competing against better-funded rivals like Looker provides practical insights for founders building through turbulent times.

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Crossbeam Total Funding Raised

16$ million

cumulative

Data collaboration platform startup

Looker Acquisition Price

2.6$ billion

acquisition valuation

Data analytics/BI platform acquired by Google

Stitch Headcount at Acquisition

30employees

at time of exit

Data integration platform acquired by Talend