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EP 84: Dev Ittycheria’s Leadership Lessons From Scaling MongoDB to $25B

EP 84: Dev Ittycheria’s Leadership Lessons From Scaling MongoDB to $25B

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show


EP 84: Dev Ittycheria’s Leadership Lessons From Scaling MongoDB to $25B

FromThe Logan Bartlett Show

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(0:00) Intro(0:38) Taking the CEO job at MongoDB(2:34) First things Dev changed at MongoDB(5:53) When unicorns were actually rare(7:50) Overcoming Monetization Challenges of Open Source(9:54) MongoDB Atlas and the license change?(19:18) What is the job of the CEO?(22:49) Vulnerability is a strength(27:03) The power of self-awareness as a Leader(29:37) Building an A+ culture(32:43) Holding people accountable(35:04) Keeping feedback loops tight(36:22) How hybrid work helps MongoDB thrive(38:09) RIFs(40:20) 3 steps for holding people accountable(42:03) Why you should always be recruiting(43:55) Dev’s unique recruiting tactics(45:56) Favorite interview questions(46:53) Hiring internally vs externally(50:53) Finding passion for sales(52:58) The perfect job doesn’t exist(55:00) Running BladeLogic(57:18) Ben Horowitz, Mark Andreessen, and John McMahon(1:02:36) How does AI compare to past tech trends?(1:05:47) Conventional Silicon Valley wisdom Dev disagrees with Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson ? Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-logan-bartlett-show/id1606770839Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg ? Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow? Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow? Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the ShowLogan 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.
Released:
Oct 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each week, Logan Bartlett, partially known for his work as a partner at Redpoint Ventures, but maybe even better known for his and his cartoon avatar’s posting on Twitter sits down with giants of the tech industry to give you the inside scoop you won’t hear anywhere else. They’re covering the biggest stories in tech, but the side nobody talks about. From the memes and Twitter beefs to the idiot billionaires, and basically, all the things real people in the tech world actually talk about, but secretly in their group chats! Subscribe now because you won’t want to miss an episode!