Notion Podcast

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Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from 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.
In this episode, recorded live at Mexico Tech Week, we spoke with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-founder and CEO of Clara. In just a few years, Clara has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas, reaching over 20,000 customers across three countries and raising $80 million along the way. Gerry shares the founding insight that came from watching a previous company struggle without proper financial tools, the near-end experience of their bank partner shutting down months after launch, and how they’re now deploying AI agents to transform finance operations across Latin America.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:42 The Starting Point
05:11 Early Milestones
08:47 Scaling Decisions
12:30 Staying Lean
15:56 Roadmap Across Markets
19:52 The Tool Stack
20:59 Advice Block

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Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from 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.
In this episode, we spoke with Garrett Lord, co-founder and CEO of Handshake. Handshake is the leading career platform connecting students and young professionals with employers, serving 17 million users and nearly 1 million companies. Garrett shares his journey from growing up in a working-class family in Michigan to building a company that democratizes access to career opportunities. He discusses his days living out of his car, the importance of talent density, and why this is the moment to go all in on your biggest bets.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:48 Founding the Spark
02:43 The Early Grind
06:42 Talent Matters Most
07:37 Scaling Through Leadership
13:17 Inside Handshake AI
18:04 Shaping the Future Workforce
19:38 Advice Block

Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from 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.In this episode, we spoke with Jesse Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Decagon. In just a year since coming out of stealth, Decagon has become a $1.5 billion AI unicorn, transforming customer service for companies with AI agents.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:40 Rethinking Customer Experience
02:45 Early Startup Lessons
05:18 Agent Operating Procedures
09:58 Building Enterprise Trust
14:04 Scaling Fast
15:53 Hiring Philosophy
19:12 The Tool Stack
20:12 Advice Block

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Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from 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.
In this episode, we spoke with Ant Wilson, Co-Founder and CTO of Supabase. Supabase is the Postgres development platform that has become one of the world’s fastest growing open source communities.
Ant shares his journey about previous founder experiences, the power of solving your own problem, and why building authentic relationships with your community matters.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:56 Supabase Explained
07:04 The Positioning Shift
09:25 Memes & Marketing
13:08 Scaling the Community
15:09 Winning Enterprises
17:09 Remote-First Culture
22:49 AI in Action
26:10 Advice Block

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Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from 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.In this episode, we spoke with Fabian Hedin, Co-founder and CTO of Lovable. Lovable is a platform that lets you build apps and websites by chatting with AI. After launching in November 2024, they've scaled from $1M to $100M ARR in just eight months—one of the fastest growth trajectories in AI history.Fabian shares his journey from running Minecraft servers in high school to cofounding Lovable, the bold bet on democratizing software development, and why building for today's AI capabilities beats betting on tomorrow's.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Early Journey
05:57 Becoming Lovable
08:40 Launch Lessons
09:39 Scaling Fast
12:38 Building with AI
17:11 What's Production-Ready
19:39 Notion x Lovable
20:34 Future of Building
21:20 Advice Block