Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare: How to build a better Company as well as a better Internet

Starting Greatness with Mike Maples

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The creation and maintenance of your start-up’s foundational team is critical for successIf there is a conflict around responsibilities, you have the wrong founding teamThe greatest start-ups have a valuable mission and have a team that enjoys working togetherInbound recruiting processes are much more valuable to hiring talented and long-term employeesCloudflare utilizes a blog to consistently communicate the company’s current problems, processes, technology, and goals to the public. Then, potential candidates come to them.Understand if your employees value title hierarchy or product success, these different environments can benefit or hinder start-up growthThis article outlines Andreessen’s & Zuckerberg’s differing opinions on the topicGrowth solves a lot of problems – opens exponential opportunity to scale, hire talented people, etc.

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It takes a lot of effort to build a breakthrough product. It's perhaps even rarer to design a company that endures. In this interview, Mike Maples Jr of Floodgate interviews Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare to highlight what we can learn about how to get a startup's foundation right, along with recruiting, hiring, and company design.