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The Logan Bartlett Show

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

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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Quick takeaways

  • Laddis initially started as an OKR tool but pivoted to focus on performance reviews due to the demand from HR leaders.
  • Laddis faced challenges during fundraising due to being an HR software company with a niche focus, but secured a bridge round to continue operations.

Deep dives

Founders' Experience at Teespring and the Start of Laddis

The founders of Laddis, Logan Bartlett and Eric Coslow, previously worked at Teespring, an e-commerce company that experienced viral growth. They noticed cultural gaps at Teespring and wanted to address them. Initially, they didn't know that Laddis would become an HR software company.

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