If you want to make bets about the future, you have to understand the why behind a startup’s success. Company Breakdowns from Turpentine is a deep dive with influential tech insiders like Tomasz Tunguz, Alex Clayton, CJ Gustafson, and Tanay Jaipuria, hosted by Erik Torenberg. We’ll be breaking down a particular company's strengths, such as its products or services, growing customer base, business model, and potential for market penetration and domination. Special episodes will dissect S-1 filings. Companies covered this season include: Reddit, Rubrik, Databricks and more.
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If you want to make bets about the future, you have to understand the why behind a startup’s success. Company Breakdowns from Turpentine is a deep dive with influential tech insiders like Tomasz Tunguz, Alex Clayton, CJ Gustafson, and Tanay Jaipuria, hosted by Erik Torenberg. We’ll be breaking down a particular company's strengths, such as its products or services, growing customer base, business model, and potential for market penetration and domination. Special episodes will dissect S-1 filings. Companies covered this season include: Reddit, Rubrik, Databricks and more.
Company Breakdowns is a podcast from Turpentine. Learn more: turpentine.co
Ramp: Fastest Growing SaaS Startup Ever | Eric Glyman and Jack Altman
"Company Breakdowns"
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Ramp: Fastest Growing SaaS Startup Ever | Eric Glyman and Jack Altman
In this episode of Company Breakdowns, host Erik Torenberg and Jack Altman sit down with Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp - the fastest growing SaaS startup ever. Eric shares invaluable insights on building his second company, product strategy, board management, and scaling a startup in New York City. The conversation explores how Ramp disrupted the corporate card industry by focusing on helping companies spend less rather than more. For full shownotes, visit highlight: https://highlightai.com/share/7f9c7d26-ce6f-40ac-aa6f-1a22daf1fb5f
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction and show overview
(00:35) Eric Glyman introduction
(01:00) Differences between first and second-time founders
(02:10) Focus on people and hiring in second company
(04:10) Learning from Capital One acquisition experience
(07:10) Product strategy and market positioning
(10:17) Early customer conversations and feedback
(13:54) Building scalable solutions
(17:57) Product expansion strategy
(21:40) Executive hiring philosophy
(25:10) Competition and being a later mover
(28:09) Customer segmentation strategy
(32:55) Executive hiring lessons
(35:24) Decision making on borderline hires
(39:20) Board construction and management
(42:10) Building a company in New York
(44:50) Evolution of NYC tech ecosystem
(46:00) Wrap up and closing thoughts
"Company Breakdowns"
If you want to make bets about the future, you have to understand the why behind a startup’s success. Company Breakdowns from Turpentine is a deep dive with influential tech insiders like Tomasz Tunguz, Alex Clayton, CJ Gustafson, and Tanay Jaipuria, hosted by Erik Torenberg. We’ll be breaking down a particular company's strengths, such as its products or services, growing customer base, business model, and potential for market penetration and domination. Special episodes will dissect S-1 filings. Companies covered this season include: Reddit, Rubrik, Databricks and more.
Company Breakdowns is a podcast from Turpentine. Learn more: turpentine.co
