First Block: Interview with Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow
Description
First Block, a Notion series - hosted by Notion's Co-Founder Akshay Kothari - where founders and executives from some of the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey — and what they learned from that experience.
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In this episode, we have Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder and CEO of Webflow, the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. In this episode, we do a deep-dive into the early days of Webflow and its journey to sustainable growth and financing, their hiring principles, the importance of user feedback, the "no-code" revolution, and much more.
For video, transcripts, and custom Notion Webflow templates, please visit: https://ntn.so/QFJPUA
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
03:22 Co-Founder Complimentary Skillset
07:26 Early Attempts at Webflow
12:21 Perseverance Despite the Challenges
17:49 Reaching Product-Market Fit
21:49 Fundraising
25:21 Hiring Principles
29:42 Building in Public & User Feedback
33:39 First Enterprise Customer
39:44 No-Code Revolution
42:44 A Day in the Life of Vlad Magdalin
47:02 Notion for Startups Special Offer (https://ntn.so/n0Iy5d)
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