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Sept. 14, 2023

E1: Secrets from the Founder of the Fastest-Growing SaaS Startup (Eric Glyman of Ramp)

E1: Secrets from the Founder of the Fastest-Growing SaaS Startup (Eric Glyman of Ramp)

Welcome to the first episode of “1 to 1000” — a show all about scaling a high-growth company, from the CEOs, COOs, and leaders who have done it. Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp joins co-hosts Jack Altman (CEO of Lattice) and Erik Torenberg (Co-founder of Turpentine) for the inaugural episode to dive into topics like building repeatable machinary, how startups should think about second products, exec hiring, and more.

Welcome to the first episode of “1 to 1000” — a show all about scaling a high-growth company, from the CEOs, COOs, and leaders who have done it. Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp joins co-hosts Jack Altman (CEO of Lattice) and Erik Torenberg (Co-founder of Turpentine) for the inaugural episode to dive into topics like building repeatable machinary, how startups should think about second products, exec hiring, and more. If you’re looking for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA compliance, head to Vanta: https://www.vanta.com/1000 

 

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:13) Eric's experience as a second-time founder vs. first-time founder

(04:21) What did Eric spend more time on at Ramp as a second-time founder?

(07:00) Approach to product and strategy as a second-time founder

(14:55) Sponsor: Vanta

(15:48) What does it take to make a second product (example) work for a startup like Ramp?

(19:31) Eric's tactical insights to product expansion in a crowded category

(22:58) Thoughts on competition as a second-mover

(26:03) How did Ramp pick their customers and scope?

(31:10) Sponsors: Metaview | Pesto Tech

(32:47) The mindset of being in partnership with your customers

(34:17) Learnings on exec hiring

(38:27) Thoughts on how to fill a role where you're not a "hell yes" on a single candidate

(42:05) How Eric thinks about board construction

(45:16) On building in New York vs. San Francisco

 

X / TWITTER:

@eglyman (Eric Glyman)

@jaltma (Jack)

@eriktorenberg (Erik Torenberg)

@TurpentineMedia

 

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