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#057 Startup To Scale, What CEOs Learn - Austen Allred (Bloomtech) and Al Doan (Missouri Star Quilt Co)

#057 Startup To Scale, What CEOs Learn - Austen Allred (Bloomtech) and Al Doan (Missouri Star Quilt Co)

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February 14, 20231h 27m

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Show Notes

Links:


Austen on Twitter

Al on Twitter

Bloomtech (Formerly Lambda School)

Becoming Trader Joe by Joe Coulombe


Rolling.fun

Rolling Fun Podcast episodes:

Rolling Fun Ep. 1

Rolling Fun Ep. 2

Rolling Fun Ep. 3

Rolling Fun Ep. 4


Creative EA Delegation with Athena on the Podcast


Sponsors:


Athenago.com


MadeByBread.com



Topics:


(6:29) - Warming up & Austen escaping San Francisco

(13:35) - Catching up on Bloomtech’s growth

(24:34) - Hiring horror stories and strategies

(37:02) - A lot of advice is bullshit

(50:10) - How to deal with hypergrowth

(1:00:05) - Will VR be a real thing?

(1:05:43) - AI’s early investment in Bloomtech

(1:13:32) - Bottlenecks for future growth

(1:18:09) - Work/Life… balance?



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