Front’s experiment in radical transparency

In today's episode, Ryan interviews Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front. Front is a shared inbox for your team and the company is used by startups big and small. They raised a whopping $66 million from Sequoia last year. Mathilde and Ryan met at Y Combinator, when they were in the same YC batch in Summer 2014. It was at that time that Ryan recognized something special about Mathilde and her team: they build fast and embrace a very transparent culture, which has no doubt led to their success. In this episode we talk about: * Why it's important as a founder to remain humble and be willing to do the dirty jobs yourself to understand what it's like to do a job before you hire someone to do it for you. * Why, contrary to reports of its demise, email is *not *dead. * How Mathilde manages company culture at a fast-growing startup with offices in both San Francisco and Paris. * The products she uses to stay sane and productive. We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Big thanks to FreshBooks, Spoka, Bubble, and Dipsea for their support. 😸