<p><em>Originally published on YouTube 7 months ago.</em></p> <p>The theme of this episode is how to scale unicorns. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV. He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. </p> <p>Here’s how the conversation unfolded: </p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=86s" rel="nofollow">1:26</a> - Introduction to TCV</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=294s" rel="nofollow">4:54</a> - Current market trends and advice to Founders</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=936s" rel="nofollow">15:36</a> - Evaluation metrics for measuring the quality of growth</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=1194s" rel="nofollow">19:54</a> - Board room advice for these uncertain times</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=1473s" rel="nofollow">24:33</a> - Adjusting in the post-product market growth scaling stage</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=2121s" rel="nofollow">35:21</a> - Pitfalls in the post-product market growth scaling stage</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=2560s" rel="nofollow">42:40</a> - Talking points in board room meetings for maximum impact</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=2813s" rel="nofollow">46:53</a> - Inflection points for companies in the scaling phase</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfma3ibKHXE&list=PL9qDYKb1dFMBug1OjL30iSvMIsPUolN30&index=10&t=3126s" rel="nofollow">52:06</a> - Books/Podcast/Blogs Recommendations </p> <p>About Turing.com </p> <p>Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. 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