Andrew Bialecki, CEO of global tech firm Klaviyo: Embrace “the willingness to be wrong”

C-Speak: The Language of Executives

English - July 16, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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What drives innovation? Andrew Bialecki, CEO and president of Klaviyo, says it’s people willing to take chances and “embrace the willingness to be wrong.”

“If you surround yourself with a lot of other ambitious, thoughtful people, you're just naturally going to want to try things,” says Bialecki, one of the company’s co-founders. “At Klaviyo, we're not afraid to take risks.”

In this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, Bialecki not only details the history and philosophy of Klaviyo – a tech company providing an automation platform for email and SMS marketing – but shares a pivotal piece of career advice.

If you're not good at something yet,” he says, “just get your foot in that door, crack it open an inch and then don't ever let somebody stop you from opening it all the way.”

Listen to the episode to hear more from Bialecki about:

Two milestones not celebrated at Klaviyo (11:15)What he finds interesting about AI (16:10)His career aspiration as a child (22:43)The hobby he pursues in his spare time (24:42)

Download a transcript of the podcast.