Peter Reinhardt

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  🎙 Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-cartoon-avatars/id1606770839 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1 Google 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 Show A Saturday morning podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett (Partner and Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures) covering the tech news with his friends and other people with industry expertise. Executive Producer: Rashad AssirProducer: Leah ClapperMixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUl-s_Vp-Kkk_XVyDylNwLA 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow📱 X - 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 of The Logan Bartlett Show, we sit down with the people behind today’s most important startups and extract the tactics, lessons, and frameworks they’ve learned the hard way. Conversations span hiring to GTM, product, growth, fundraising and everything in between - collectively forming the ultimate playbook to make you a better CEO, investor or board member.Tap follow and enable notifications to stay ahead of the game.

Peter Reinhardt, CEO of Charm Industrial, shares his journey from tech entrepreneur to carbon removal advocate by utilizing biomass pyrolysis. Karan Khimji, COO of 44.01, describes how accelerating natural mineralization can aid in large-scale CO2 removal. Laura Lammers, CEO of Travertine, reveals her innovative electrochemical process for capturing carbon and creating valuable byproducts. Together, they discuss the challenges and economic viability of their solutions, highlighting a transformative approach to tackling climate change.

In this discussion, Peter Reinhardt, the co-founder and CEO of Charm Industrial, shares insights on the innovative conversion of agricultural residues into bio-oil. He explains how these underutilized byproducts can be processed to improve soil health and support carbon removal. Peter delves into the economic challenges of collecting biomass and contrasts centralized processing with mobile pyrolysis. He emphasizes the importance of transparency in building buyer trust for carbon removal, highlighting the potential of this approach for high-value climate solutions.

Today's guest is Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of Charm Industrial. This conversation was recorded as a live session during Climate Career Week, a series of talks, local meetups, and office hours designed to help people make the transition into climate-oriented work. Climate Career Week was organized by Climate Draft, Terra.do, Work on Climate, and MCJ Collective. Given the nature of the audience, today's conversation focuses heavily on Peter's own journey into founding one of the most prominent companies in the climate tech space today. Peter also offers his thoughts on how certain key job functions may slightly differ in a climate tech company as opposed to a software tech company. And he would know. As Peter was working on Charm Industrial he was also the active co-founder and CEO of Segment, a software business in customer data management, which he eventually sold to Twilio in 2020 for $3.2 billion. In fact, Charm Industrial operated for multiple years while Peter was running Segment as his primary full-time role.In addition to the career path discussions, we cover what Charm Industrial is and does and why it matters. We also talk about how he imagines the business expanding in the coming years to take on adjacent problems in the emission space. And lastly, we at MCJ Collective are proud to be multiple-time investors in Charm Industrial via our venture capital funds. With that, we hope you enjoyed this conversation.In this episode, we cover: [2:12] Peter's background and path into tech[3:53] His motivations for dropping out of MIT and starting a software company [6:11] How Peter discovered the problem for Segment's software solution[7:35] Learnings from becoming a CEO  [9:55] Peter's motivations for working on the climate problem and how Charm Industrial came to be[18:01] An overview of Charm Industrial[22:01] An overview of pyrolysis and Charm's process [25:07] How Peter views the company's core innovation [28:58] Biggest risks and challenges with putting bio-oil underground [31:14] Customer side of carbon sequestration[34:24] How Peter sees Charm evolving [40:21] Key job function differences between a climate tech company vs a software tech company [45:10] Biggest lessons learned in transitioning from leading a software company to a carbon removal company [46:16] How Peter approaches permitting including exploring jurisdictions and finding consultants [47:31] Biggest choking point today and where MRV fits inGet connected: Cody Simms Twitter / LinkedInPeter Twitter / LinkedInMCJ Podcast / Collective*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded on January 27, 2023. Watch the video here. Enjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review! Share feedback or suggest future topics and guests at info@mcj.vc.Connect with MCJ:Cody Simms on LinkedInVisit mcj.vcSubscribe to the MCJ Newsletter*Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant

Peter Reinhardt, CEO of Charm Industrial and previous CEO at Segment, discusses PMF, sales, recruiting, and more. They emphasize the importance of pricing based on value and talk about their journey in finding product-market fit. They also explore gasification, bio oil, and the importance of rigor in sales. Plus, they discuss incubating new ideas while running a company.

Peter Reinhardt, Founder and CEO of Segment, shares insights from his journey to building a customer data platform used by industry giants. He discusses the critical concept of product market fit, emphasizing the dangers of the reality distortion field among founders. Reinhardt also explores how technical and non-technical co-founders perceive market fit differently. Additionally, he offers valuable advice on navigating pricing negotiations with large corporates and shares lessons learned from his experience in scaling pricing strategies.

Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of Segment, shares insights from guiding a leading customer data platform after its acquisition by Twilio. He discusses the transformation of Segment from an educational tool to a vital business solution, emphasizing the importance of meeting customers where they are. The conversation covers the often-overlooked value of revenue operations, strategic sales approaches, and the evolving landscape of customer data privacy. Reinhardt's candid reflections on entrepreneurship provide a rich learning experience for builders and leaders alike.

Peter Reinhardt, Co-Founder and CEO of Charm Industrial, discusses their mission to combat climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere. They use biomass to create bio-oil, which is injected underground for permanent storage. Charm has raised $125M and is scaling their carbon removal operations. Peter shares his childhood as a math nerd, success as a tech entrepreneur, and the inspiration behind creating Charm. They also discuss oil sourcing, selling carbon removal credits, and their future plans.

Peter Reinhardt, co-founder of Segment and founder of Charm Industrial, dives into the innovative world of carbon capture. He shares how his company transforms agricultural waste into high-carbon fuel and why this method uniquely counters climate change compared to traditional offsets. Peter highlights the potential impact of his work if scaled, including significant CO2 reduction. He also discusses landing major clients like Shopify and Stripe, emphasizing the growing corporate responsibility in combating climate challenges.

Peter Reinhardt, Founder and CEO of Segment, shares his remarkable journey from skepticism to success, with Segment's $3.2 billion acquisition by Twilio. He emphasizes the importance of data in learning frameworks and how many falter in constructing theirs. Reinhardt also discusses the art of active listening in leadership, revealing how to create a safe environment for debate. Additionally, he explores the balance between thoughtful discussion and decisive action, along with insights on problem-solving and fostering adaptability within organizations.