#103 Founder & CEO Productboard, Hubert Palan w/ Ilya Fushman: Chasing Perfection

Guest: Hubert Palan, CEO and Founder of Productboard, and Ilya Fushman, partner at Kleiner Perkins In this episode, we cover: How Hubert and Ilya conducted due diligence on each other (08:49); How Productboard drives revenue generation for modern companies (14:12); The wild fluctuations of the “founder mood meter” (20:00); The value of knowing how hard being a founder will be (28:25); Tough quarters and being transparent with your board (34:35); Holding oneself accountable vs. “showing what’s possible” (38:30); The risk of losing the mission as companies scale (43:15); Going upmarket is like running a new business (51:08); Hubert’s economic survey of Productboard’s board (57:39); Making time for your personal life (59:29)