EP 80: Jack Altman (CEO, Lattice) on Founding Lattice ($3B), Motivating Employees and Growing up with Sam

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Sep 22, 2023

Jack Altman, Founding Lattice ($3B), talks about creating company culture, advantages of startups over big companies, hiring and firing strategies, building relationships with VCs, thoughts on AI, and leadership. They also discuss the annoyance of having the last name Altman, growing up in St. Louis, and the challenges and rewards of podcasting.

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ADVICE

Prioritize Product Innovation

Focus on innovating your product rather than other business aspects early on.
Changing marketing or recruiting methods is harder and less fruitful than improving the product itself.

ADVICE

Hire By Role Mindset

Hiring roles can be categorized as upside creation or downside protection.
Tailor hiring and management approaches based on whether a role drives growth or mitigates risks.

INSIGHT

Management Layers Define Growth

Organizational growth challenges center around adding layers of management.
Each new management layer changes communication and CEO access to information.

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