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First Block

— Lessons learned from leading startup voices.

First Block with Michael Truell, cofounder and CEO of Cursor

In this episode, we spoke with Michael Truell, cofounder and CEO of Cursor. He shares his insights on pivoting from mechanical engineering AI to developer tools, and why sometimes breaking startup orthodoxy is exactly what you need to do.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Notion Co-Founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last

On this episode, we spoke with Notion Co-Founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last. Ivan and Simon share more about the early days of building Notion, creating a global community, why scaling company culture is so important.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Adeyemi Ajao, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Base10

On this episode, we spoke with Adeyemi Ajao, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Base10. Adeyemi shares more about the importance of true community, his experience learning to be a CEO, and moving from founder to investor.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow

On this episode, we spoke with Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow. Vlad shares more about the early days of Webflow and its journey to sustainable growth and financing, and why it's important to focus on your core product and audience when building product.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

First Block with Daniela Amodei, President and Co-founder at Anthropic

On this episode, we spoke with Daniela Amodei is the President and Co-founder at Anthropic. Daniela shares more about the evolution of responsibilities at a fast-growing company, and why user feedback is important for product development.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Mathilde Collin, Co-Founder and CEO of Front

On this episode, we spoke with Mathilde Collin, Co-founder and CEO at Front. Mathilde shares more about the role of customer service in a company's success and why transparency is key to employee engagement.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder and CEO of Vanta

In our third episode, we spoke with Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder and CEO of Vanta. Christina shares her insights on the role of a customer in building a product and how she gained the confidence to start a company.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Julianna Lamb, Co-Founder and CTO of Stytch

On this episode, we spoke with Julianna Lamb, Co-Founder and CTO of Stytch. Julianna shares her insights from all her experience building the company and its impressive technology.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups

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First Block with Parker Conrad, CEO & Co-Founder of Rippling

On this episode of First Block, Parker Conrad, Co-Founder and CEO of Rippling, discusses the ins and outs of his entrepreneurial journey and what he’s learned along the way.

Anastasia Crew

Head of Notion for Startups