Ross Mason, MuleSoft, Dig Ventures | myfirstminute podcast

As we wrap up 2022, we’ve looked back at firstminute capital’s first podcast “my firstminute” from 2020 and 2021. 

My firstminute talked to some of the world’s top investors, founders and thought-leaders about the first minutes of their careers, some of the battles they’ve overcome and their advice on navigating the world today. When discussing ‘the world today’, many guests addressed the effects of Covid-19 as this series was recorded in the height of the pandemic. Each episode concludes with a Q&A with fellow entrepreneurs.

What do you think the average for a startup to reach product-market fit is? 📊

The answer: 2-3 years. 

Ross Mason took 6 years to reach product-market fit with MuleSoft but it was worth the wait when he sold the company to Salesforce for $6.5bn.

Ross discusses his journey as Founder of MuleSoft. From the search for product-market fit to the changes in his confidence between 10 million and 2 million in revenue. Ross is the co-founder of MuleSoft and Founder and Managing Partner of Dig Ventures. 

In this episode from April 2020, we covered everything from scaling MuleSoft in a recession through to being bought by Salesforce for $6.5bn, to how we use the Coronavirus to come out stronger, to how to go about fundraising in those times, to how to know who is essential in your team, to how do Enterprise SaaS customers respond to a crisis like this.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE