Mike Gamson

LinkedIn's 'next play' culture funded his startup

LinkedIn told new sales hires that in two years none of them would be in the same role and to find a better replacement when they leave. Galanis left on his exact 2-year anniversary; his goodbye 'next play' letter reached sales boss Mike Gamson, who three months later led Cameo's first angel round.

“When I wrote my goodbye letter, they called it the next play letter at LinkedIn, I told that story. That got to Gamson. He saw it, he thanked me for the kind words, and then 3 months later he ended up calling me out of nowhere and leading our first angel round in the company.”