Andrew Firestone , CEO of Mermaid Chart , joins the show to talk about: The venture studio model and building Mermaid Chart out of Open Core Venture Studio. Stepping into the CEO role at Mermaid and building an open-sourced approach to the diagramming and creator tools industry. Unlocking go-to-market and investing in channels that create accumulating advantages for Mermaid. Lessons learned from raising capital and taking 300 meetings in four months for Mermaid Chart (and eventually closing a round with Sequoia, Microsoft and OCV)
