During a critical period, Stord CEO Sean Henry took direct leadership of the sales and product functions to rebuild them, a strategy Ilya Fushman refers to as "founder mode."

Ilya Fushman believes that a CEO's failure to make difficult but necessary decisions in a timely manner risks losing the confidence of their best employees, who will then leave the company.

Ilya Fushman initially questioned the need for Stord's Series D-2 extension, while CEO Sean Henry advocated for it to strengthen the company's balance sheet against macroeconomic instability.

Ilya Fushman stated that, in Kleiner Perkins' experience, replacing a founder CEO has consistently led to poor outcomes.

In the early days of mobile, Dropbox engaged in multiple talent acquisitions to bring in teams with expertise in iOS and Android development due to the scarcity of such talent.

After its Series A in January/February 2024, Profound revised its financial forecast upward by 4x by April/May 2024 due to unexpectedly high market demand.

Stord's business model evolved from a fully virtualized third-party logistics network to a hybrid model that includes company-owned warehouses.

Stord has achieved profitability by operating with capital discipline despite having a large amount of cash on its balance sheet.