Ep 78: Vlad Magdalin (Co-Founder and CEO, Webflow): Finding Gratitude Amidst Business Chaos

Show Notes:Inventing on Principle Talk: https://youtu.be/PUv66718DII?si=FQgWF4018HGpin7ahttps://youtu.be/PUv66718DII?si=FQgWF4018HGpin7a (0:00) Intro(1:56) Essentialism(6:01) No one is a natural great manager(15:01) The Freedman Doctrine(22:42) Distinction between behavior and core values(26:23) Two sides to any coin(32:31) Choosing who to do business with(38:31) Working remote(44:57) Early days of Webflow(57:07) Looking for silver bullets but finding lead bullets(1:05:57) The YC interview and walking out of Oblivion(1:10:01) Joining YC(1:14:57) From Skype calls to brand ambassadors(1:24:02) Product roadmap and development(1:27:24) Graduation vs churn(1:37:10) Taking your time raising money(1:24:17) Big product market fit(1:44:59) Pros and cons of venture capital(1:52:10) Not a zero sum(1:57:01) B2C versus B2B(2:04:22) Immigrating from Russia(2:11:24) Influence of Pixar(2:15:07) Favorite interview question Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson 🎙 Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/....podcast/the-logan-ba https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the ShowLogan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.