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

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Mathilde Collin is the co-founder and CEO of Front. 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!

Topics:

00:22 — Introduction with Cindy Yang

01:18 — Introduction of Mathilde Collin

02:23 — Mathilde’s background and mission to make “work happier”

04:48 — The importance of measuring what you want to improve in your company and how Front measures employee happiness

06:36 — Use cases of Front: Shopify, Lydia, Sennder

08:45 — Surprising use cases: political campaigns and #CovidListe, COVID vaccine lists!

10:22 — Fundraising tips for CEOs: the importance of mindset, storytelling, and focus ⚠️

16:06 — Building between Paris and San Francisco at Y Combinator

16:32 — The tech ecosystems in France vs. the US

18:14 — On sharing her learnings on her blog and on writing to clarify thoughts

20:28 — Mathilde’s most important lessons in leadership

23:56 — Good transparency vs. bad transparency

25:47 — On vulnerability

28:15 — Startup spaces that Mathilde is excited about: mental health and asynchronous communication

31:33 — Gender diversity in entrepreneurship

This episode is supported by TikTok, hosted and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre.

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