24 // Small Giants

A “small giant” is a company that chooses to optimize for mojo instead of growth. Mark and Adam describe how Muse was inspired to follow this path, designing the business model, team makeup, and funding source accordingly. Plus: a digression into tender offers and the fine points of US tax law. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Partnership, freedom, and responsibility Adam Wulf Small Giants S&P 500 Clif Bar, Whole Foods, Union Square Cafe Startup = Growth existence proof Signal, Panic, Vanguard index funds and ETFs Chef’s Table meme stocks Delaware C-corp Harrison Metal career capital revenue-based financing maker vs manager VC Math tender offer stock buyback dividends TrustCommerce growth stocks vs income stocks foundations: Mozilla, Apache, Processing, Wikimedia