Notion Podcast
by NotionCandid conversations with the people shaping the world of technology — from pioneers of computer history to founders at the world’s leading startups. For more information, visit: https://www.notion.so/blog/topic/first-block
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Episodes
First Block: Interview with Ivan Zhao and Simon Last, Co-Founders of Notion
49m · PublishedTo learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn.so/rmCdsK First Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience. In this episode, Akshay sits down with Notion co-founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last to talk about everything Notion — where we started, how we got where we are now, and where we’re headed. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:06 The Founding Story 04:55 The Early Days 11:43 Reaching Product-Market-Fit 17:53 Building a Lean Team 19:58 Building for All: The Tradeoffs 27:09 Creating a Global Community 30:19 Scaling Company Culture 37:13 The Future of AI 44:32 A Day in the Life of Ivan Zhao and Simon Last
First Block: Interview with Adeyemi Ajao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Base10 Partners
44m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
To learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn.so/tts9Uf
In this episode, we have Adeyemi Ajao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Base10 Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the automation of the real economy. In this episode, we delve into his early days as a serial entrepreneur, experiences as an immigrant in Silicon Valley, his transition to becoming an investor, and much more.
For videos, transcripts, and custom Notion Base10 templates, please visit: https://ntn.so/Hv0nRi
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:32 Becoming an Entrepreneur
05:13 Co-Founder Relationships
08:58 Growing the Team
13:53 Building an Authentic Community
19:57 Learning to Be a CEO
22:18 Being an Immigrant
25:09 The Positivity of Silicon Valley
28:06 The Life after Acquisition
32:04 Becoming an Investor
35:40 Base10
38:55 The Ultimate Diversity
41:48 A Day in the Life of Ade Ajao
First Block: Interview with Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow
46m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience. In this episode, we have Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow, the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. In this episode, we do a deep-dive into the early days of Webflow and its journey to sustainable growth and financing, their hiring principles, the importance of user feedback, the "no-code" revolution, and much more. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:22 Co-Founder Complimentary Skillset 07:26 Early Attempts at Webflow 12:21 Perseverance Despite the Challenges 17:49 Reaching Product-Market Fit 21:49 Fundraising 25:21 Hiring Principles 29:42 Building in Public & User Feedback 33:39 First Enterprise Customer 39:44 No-Code Revolution 42:44 A Day in the Life of Vlad Magdalin 47:02 Notion for Startups Special Offer (https://ntn.so/n0Iy5d)
First Block: Interview with Daniela Amodei, Co-founder of Anthropic
40m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder & COO Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
In this episode, we have Daniela Amodei, Co-Founder & President at Anthropic. Anthropic is the AI safety and research company behind Claude — the frontier model used by millions of businesses and consumers for its emphasis on safety and performance. She discusses how to build a strong team of founders, how to navigate role changes, and how feedback is essential to scaling a company.
For an audio-only podcast, transcripts, and custom Notion Anthropic templates, please visit: https://ntn.so/CHl2rT
To learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn.so/HHuDPC
First Block: Interview with Mathilde Collin, Co-Founder & CEO of Front
46m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder & COO Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
In this episode, we have Mathilde Collin, Co-Founder & CEO of Front, a customer operations and communications platform. She discusses how to hire your first ten employees and the importance of radical transparency.
For an audio-only podcast, transcripts, and custom Notion Front templates, please visit: https://ntn.so/TuLOgg
To learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn.so/hvXpHh
First Block: Interview with Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta
42m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder & COO Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
In this episode, we have Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder and CEO of Vanta, discussing her transition from VC to operator and how she has built Vanta into the leading trust management platform.
For an audio-only podcast, transcripts, and custom Notion Vanta templates, please visit: https://ntn.so/TQf6LA
To learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn.so/2f5lfV
First Block: Interview with Julianna Lamb, Co-Founder & CTO of Stytch
42m · PublishedFirst Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder & COO Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
In partnership with Index Ventures, this episode features Julianna Lamb, Co-Founder & CTO of Stytch. Stytch helps developers secure and scale their applications with authentication and fraud prevention. Akshay sits down with Julianna to discuss the founding story of Stytch, how her role as CTO has evolved over time, the early days of finding product-market-fit, building out their engineering team, and much more.
For more episodes of the First Block series including custom Notion templates, video, and transcripts, please visit:https://ntn.so/pIvAbt
For more startup resources and to learn more about the Notion for Startups program, please visit:https://ntn.so/AZhAX8
First Block: Interview with Parker Conrad, Co-Founder & CEO of Rippling
39m · PublishedFirst Block is a Notion series hosted by Notion's Co-Founder & COO Akshay Kothari, where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
This episode features Parker Conrad, Co-Founder and CEO of Rippling, discussing the ins and outs of his entrepreneurial journey and what he’s learned along the way. Rippling lets you easily manage your employees’ payroll, benefits, expenses, devices, apps & more — in one place.
For more episodes of the First Block series including custom Notion templates, audio-only podcasts, and transcripts, please visit: https://ntn.so/5uecCU
For more startup resources and to learn more about the Notion for Startups program, please visit: https://ntn.so/JSIG0M
Pioneers: Michael Nielsen
1h 35m · PublishedMichael Nielsen is a quantum physicist, science writer, computer programming researcher, and modern polymath working on tools to expand human capacity to think and create. He’s previously authored pioneering quantum computing books, propelled forward the open science movement, and published research on artificial intelligence. He now researches meta-science at the Astera Institute, while writing about his many interests online.
See www.notion.so/blog/michael-nielsen for episode transcript.
Hosted by Devon Zuegel
Edited by Anson Yu
Audio by The Land Films
Pioneers: Andy Matuschak on physically-informed digital interface design
1h 1m · PublishedAndy is a software engineer, designer, and researcher working on technologies that expand what people can think and do. In past lives he helped build iOS at Apple and led R&D at Khan Academy. Now as an independent researcher, his methods bridge the gap between academia and Silicon Valley.
Notion Podcast has 26 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 22:11:42. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 3rd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 00:10.