Chris Bakke: getting acquired 3 times, working with Elon, mastering s**t-posting on X

Peter Yang: leading product at Meta, Twitch, Reddit, Roblox and scaling a newsletter to 90K readers

Peter is a Product Lead at Roblox. He cares about crafting quality products with customers and has done so at Meta, Twitch, Reddit, and Roblox. He writes about AI, product, and creators via his newsletter [https://creatoreconomy.so/] read by 90,000+ tech professionals. Check out Peter on X [https://twitter.com/petergyang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] and Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergyang/]. At next play, we help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content. Everything is off the record and confidential. More here nextplay.so [http://nextplay.so/] Huge thanks to ⁠⁠Alex Banaga⁠⁠ [http://alexbanaga.com/] for designing our thumbnails. Get full access to next play at nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe [https://nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Chris Bakke: getting acquired 3 times, working with Elon, mastering s**t-posting on X

Chris is a repeat founder, he was the CEO of Laskie (acquired by X), Co-founder of Interviewed (acquired by Indeed in 2017), COO of 42Floors (acquired by Knotel), managed business development for Zillow (NAS $ZG), RentJuice (acquired by Zillow in 2012). Check out Chris on X [https://x.com/ChrisJBakke] and Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakk3/]. At next play, we help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content. Everything is off the record and confidential. More here nextplay.so [http://nextplay.so/] Huge thanks to ⁠⁠Alex Banaga⁠⁠ [http://alexbanaga.com/] for designing our thumbnails. Get full access to next play at nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe [https://nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Devin Lewtan: joining Browser Company as first growth hire, starting viral Clubhouse group, going from founder to operator

Devin is currently at The Browser Company [https://thebrowser.company/] working on Growth, but before that was the co-founder and CEO of Mad Realities, an entertainment studio aiming to create a “participatory reality TV network” where audiences can influence content outcomes. She also founded NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys, a pandemic-era Clubhouse dating show that had everyone on the edge of their seats. Find Devin on Twitter [https://twitter.com/devinlewtan?lang=en] and Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/devin-lewtan-067008127]. At next play, we help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content. Everything is off the record and confidential. More here nextplay.so [http://nextplay.so/] Huge thanks to ⁠⁠Alex Banaga⁠⁠ [http://alexbanaga.com/] for designing our thumbnails. Get full access to next play at nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe [https://nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Amanda Kleha: joining Figma at $1M in ARR to lead global go-to-market, going from employee #13 at Zendesk to IPO

Amanda [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-kleha-015599/] joined Figma in 2018 when it was $1M ARR and built out the global go-to-market (sales, marketing, support) organization. Prior to Figma she joined Zendesk as employee #13 and built and led various marketing and sales teams along with playing a key role in the IPO process. Her expertise includes PLG+Enterprise strategy, pricing and packaging, as well as two runs with learning what it takes to scale from $1->$500M. In this episode we talk about Amanda’s career as an early employee at Zendesk, scaling at Figma, starting off in tech, managing a global team, and much more. Thank you to our sponsor Notion. Get 6 months free of Notion with unlimited AI when you apply at notion.com/startups [http://notion.com/startups], select next play in the drop-down partner list and enter code nextplay at the end of the form. At next play, we help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content. Everything is off the record and confidential. More here nextplay.so [http://nextplay.so/] Huge thanks to ⁠⁠Alex Banaga⁠⁠ [http://alexbanaga.com/] for designing our thumbnails. Get full access to next play at nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe [https://nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Camille Ricketts: joining Notion as first marketing hire, editing First Round Review, and becoming Partner at XYZ Venture Capital

Camille Ricketts is Partner & Head of Marketing at XYZ Venture Capital, where she invests in product-led growth companies, creator tools, and more. Prior, she was the first marketing hire at Notion, where she helped build out its global brand, strategy, and team. With deep roots in content marketing in particular, she was the first Editor of First Round Review for First Round Capital, managed communications for Tesla Motors, and started as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. She has her BA in history, but truly majored in The Stanford Daily.Thank you to our sponsor Notion. Get 6 months free of Notion with unlimited AI when you apply at notion.com/startups [http://notion.com/startups], select next play in the drop-down partner list and enter code nextplay at the end of the form. In this episode we talk about: * 2:27 - serendipitous moments at First Round lead to joining Notion as first marketing leader * 3:50 - interview process for Notion in the early days * 6:50 - goal setting in marketing at First Round vs Notion * 8:00 - learning about patience at Notion * 11:25 - highlights from the Notion journey * 15:00 - the life story tradition at Notion * 16:24 - what leaving Notion was like to go off and explore * 19:17 - setting your team up for success when leaving a company * 21:30 - taking time off to be present, travel, angel invest * 24:01 - going back to work, ways to approach exploring new opportunities * 28:15 - from journalism scoops to joining Tesla early * 35:30 - how magical serendipity can be in your career * 37:00 - going from marketing to venture capital as an investor at XYZ Follow Camille on Twitter [https://twitter.com/camillericketts?lang=en] and Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillericketts]. At next play, we help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content. Everything is off the record and confidential. More here nextplay.so [http://nextplay.so/] Huge thanks to ⁠⁠Alex Banaga⁠⁠ [http://alexbanaga.com/] for designing our thumbnails. Get full access to next play at nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe [https://nextplayso.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]