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#21: How Life360's product org evolved from Series A to IPO with Chris Hulls
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#21: How Life360's product org evolved from Series A to IPO with Chris Hulls

Life360’s founder and CEO Chris Hulls shares the triumphs and trials of scaling the product org at Life360 on the path to achieving a successful IPO

Welcome to another episode of Supra Insider. In this episode, Marc and Ben sit down with Chris Hulls, the founder and CEO of Life360, the world’s leading location-sharing app for families. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in scaling a tech startup and Welcome to another episode of Supra Insider. In this episode, Marc and Ben sit down with Chris Hulls, the founder and CEO of Life360, the world’s leading location-sharing app for families. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in scaling a tech startup and understanding the intricacies of product management in a rapidly growing company. the intricacies of product management in a rapidly growing company.

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In this episode, we covered the following topics:

  • Chris's journey from founding Life360 to taking the company public

  • The qualities Chris looks for in product leaders at different growth stages

  • His views on metric-driven product culture and the lean startup ideology

  • Why Chris brought on Gibson Biddle as an interim product leader and his reflections on the experience of hiring fractional executives

  • How Life360 maintains agility as it scales

  • Chris's approach to building conviction and product taste as a founder

  • The challenges and benefits of being a publicly traded company

  • Chris’s future aspirations and continued motivation after 17 years in the business

  • And more!

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