The Logan Bartlett Show

50 episodes

69.3 hours of content

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Before Andrew Bialecki took Klaviyo public and scaled the company to $6B+ and did so with very little primary capital. In our discussion, Andrew reveals his philosophies around fundraising, finding the best talent, cultivating entrepreneurship inside Klaviyo, scaling culture, and more. (00:00) Intro (01:13) Klaviyo's Bootstrap Beginnings (09:37) The Strategic Pivot to E-commerce and Retail (15:02) Narrow Focus as a Catalyst for Growth (25:48) Building a Culture of Learning and Growth (34:02) The Entrepreneurial Path: From Engineer to Founder (37:09) The Commute to Innovation: A Startup Journey (37:57) From Performable to HubSpot: A Tale of Acquisition and Growth (39:26) Building Klaviyo: Lessons in Entrepreneurship and Team Building (40:40) Scaling a Startup: The Challenges of Leadership and Hiring (47:04) Fostering a Culture of Experimentation and Entrepreneurship (53:15) The Art of Hiring: Identifying Entrepreneurial Spirit (58:39) Chronological Resumes and the Power of Storytelling in Interviews (01:06:16) Embracing the Unsexy: The Philosophy of 'Eating Your Vegetables' (01:13:33) Klaviyo University: Training Future Founders and Leaders (01:15:25) Cultivating a Culture of Learning at Klaviyo (01:16:17) The Genesis of Klaviyo University (01:17:05) Core Curriculum and Electives: A Deep Dive (01:20:46) Adapting Learning Programs in a Remote World (01:21:56) The Art and Science of Effective Business Writing (01:28:35) Recruitment and Onboarding: Strategies for Success (01:38:05) Building and Sustaining Company Culture (01:41:28) Leveraging Boston's Ecosystem for Growth (01:47:06) The Future of Software: Productivity vs. Output (01:52:33) Closing Thoughts and Acknowledgements Executive Producer: Rashad Assir Producer: Leah Clapper Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast:    / @redpointai   🎙 Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube:    / @theloganbartlettshow   Follow on Socials 📸 Instagram -   / theloganbartlettshow   🐦 Twitter -   / loganbartshow   🎬 Clips on TikTok -   / theloganbartlettshow   About the Show Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.