Interview with Mathilde Collin, co-founder & CEO of Front

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/collinmathilde" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mathilde Collin</strong></a> is the co-founder and CEO of <a href="http://front.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Front</strong></a>. Since starting Front in 2013, Mathilde has raised over $138 million with an impressive roster of investors including Sequoia, Initialized, and the founders of Slack, Zoom, Atlassian, and more. She is known for her values-driven leadership style and for championing top-down radical transparency. From lessons in leadership to tips on fundraising, this episode is filled with invaluable tips for CEOs!</p><br><p><strong>Topics: </strong></p><p>00:22 — Introduction with Cindy Yang&nbsp;</p><p>01:18 — Introduction of Mathilde Collin&nbsp;</p><p>02:23 — Mathilde’s background and mission to make “work happier”&nbsp;</p><p>04:48 — The importance of measuring what you want to improve in your company and how Front measures employee happiness&nbsp;</p><p>06:36 — Use cases of Front: Shopify, Lydia, Sender&nbsp;</p><p>08:45 — Surprising use cases: political campaigns and #CovidListe, COVID vaccine lists!&nbsp;</p><p>10:22 — Fundraising tips for CEOs: the importance of mindset, storytelling, and focus ⚠️&nbsp;</p><p>16:06 — Building between Paris and San Francisco at Y Combinator&nbsp;</p><p>16:32 — The tech ecosystems in France vs. the US&nbsp;</p><p>18:14 — On sharing her learnings on her blog and on writing to clarify thoughts&nbsp;</p><p>20:28 — Mathilde’s most important lessons in leadership&nbsp;</p><p>23:56 — Good transparency vs. bad transparency&nbsp;</p><p>25:47 — On vulnerability</p><p>28:15 — Startup spaces that Mathilde is excited about: mental health and asynchronous communication</p><p>31:33 — Gender diversity in entrepreneurship</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>