Gordon Hempton (Co-Founder & CEO at Spot.xyz) founder lessons from Outreach to Spot, establishing culture, and remote work
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Gordon Hempton (Co-Founder & CEO at Spot.xyz) founder lessons from Outreach to Spot, establishing culture, and remote work

Sep 30, 2021 · 35 min

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Gordon co-founded Outreach in 2013. Now a multi-billion, 1000+ employee company, he's reached rare air. But he's starting again with Spot.xyz... all the way back to the ground flood. That means writing code, recruiting, and establishing a culture from the ground-up. Why would he do it again? Hear his founder lessons on this episode of The Built in Seattle Podcast.

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  1. 0:00 Introduction and Remote Work Philosophy
  2. 0:10 Podcast Introduction and Host's Newsletter
  3. 0:24 Guest Introduction: Gordon Hempton and Spot.xyz
  4. 0:40 Catching Up and Early Days of Outreach
  5. 1:40 Founding Culture and Values at Outreach
  6. 2:44 Transitioning to a Second Startup
  7. 3:41 The Drive for Another Startup
  8. 4:54 Changes in Approach for a Second Startup
  9. 6:17 Learnings and Applying Principles at Spot
  10. 7:54 Intentional Differences in the Second Startup
  11. 9:16 Product-Led Growth vs. Sales-Led Growth
  12. 10:22 Relearning Early-Stage Hiring Challenges
  13. 12:54 Genesis of Spot.xyz and Remote Work

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