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