E5: How to Lead a $1.7B, 300+ Person Company with Front CEO Mathilde Collin

Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front, joins Erik and Jack for episode five of "1 to 1000" to talk lessons from leading a fast-scaling company. If you’re looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta: https://www.vanta.com/1000 

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:24) On going against trends and experimenting about work-life balance

(04:41) Impact of the latest economic downturn on transparency

(06:49) Pulling employees through a downturn

(09:32) The litmus test for transparency

(12:49) On retaining your best people

(14:27) Sponsor: Vanta

(16:07) Self selection on recruiting people

(17:55) Recruiting in 2023 versus 2021

(19:37) Mathilde as a CEO in 2023 versus 2021

(22:11) On putting customers on the center

(24:05) Learnings and reflections around the big shifts + product strategy

(27:22) How to diversify away from seat model/ seat dynamic

(30:06) Time prioritization

(31:32) Sponsors: Metaview | Pesto Tech

(33:33) Time prioritization continued

(35:36) Advising founders on valuation

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