Y Combinator

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I actually didn't feel like I was taking a significant risk. So you get accepted in the Y Combinator. They're like, we like this idea or we like your guys background. You're willing to do this. And then the classroom metrics product doesn't have product market fit quite literally. What happens then? You see all the screens and how do you guys raise money at that point? Like what do you do from there?Yeah. Well, my co-founders have gone back to Boston because we're going back. There were users were. And I was sleeping on the floor of the Code Academy guys, Zach Simpson, right? Right? Vinsky.

In the 48th episode, CEO of Charm and Ex-CEO at Segment, Peter Reinhardt sits down to talk about his path, dropping out of school to attend Y Combinator, selling to Twilio, and turning his focus to a new idea – Charm Industrial.

(0:00) Introducing the Logan Bartlett Show

(6:35) Welcome Peter Reinhardt

(12:23) Getting to Y Combinator

(19:27) Pivoting to the next idea

(25:04) Posting on Hacker News

(30:36) Pricing your product

(39:32) Twilio Acquisition

(45:58) Starting Charm Industrial

(52:16) Figuring out the carbon offset problem

(1:02:46) Where are we compared to where we need to be

(1:14:49) Running Segment vs Charm Industrial

Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky

Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

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