#96 - Mathilde Collin

About this episode

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/collinmathilde">Mathilde Collin</a> is the cofounder and CEO of Front. Front is a shared inbox for teams and they were part of the YC Summer 2014 batch.<br><br>You can check out Front at <a href="https://frontapp.com/">https://frontapp.com/</a><br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.<br><br>***<br><br><b>Topics</b><br><br>00:25 - Tuomas Grannas asks - What's your favorite LEGO theme?<br><br>1:25 - What is Front?<br><br>3:50 - Google Inbox shutting down<br><br>5:25 - Prioritizing features<br><br>7:50 - Features that have increased Front usage<br><br>9:50 - What Front looked like at launch<br><br>12:45 - Early user acquisition<br><br>15:40 - Starting Front and meeting her cofounder<br><br>19:10 - The idea for Front<br><br>20:25 - When her cofounder was diagnosed with cancer<br><br>23:20 - Hardest moments running Front<br><br>25:25 - Employee retention<br><br>30:55 - Transparency<br><br>32:40 - Front's office in France<br><br>33:30 - KP asks - What is the one unique insight about the problem you didn’t have at the start but only discovered later after your launch?<br><br>36:15 - Did she consider other ideas Front?<br><br>37:40- Jordan Jackson asks - Email at least for me - has taken on a different meaning in a life of messaging apps and chat platforms. It is more serious in a way. How do you see email evolving and the ecosystem that encompasses in peoples lives?<br><br>39:55 - If she could remove any email feature<br><br>41:20 - When did they hit product market fit?<br><br>45:05 - Meditation<br></p>