Building Reflect at sea
from Changelog Interviews
This week we're talking with Alex MacCaw — he's well known for his work as founder and CEO of Clearbit. In May of 2021, Alex shared a personal update with the world on his blog. After much reflection, he decided to step down as CEO of Clearbit to go back to his roots. In his words, "I love the early stages of company building. Hacking together code, setting up the Stripe account, getting the first customer. That's my jam." We talk with Alex about this portion of his journey at Clearbit, the Catamaran he bought in South Africa and then sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, and the new thing he's building called Reflect that let's you keep track of your notes, books, and meetings.
Embed this episode
Chapters
- 0:01 Welcome
- 1:23 Sponsor: Fly.io
- 3:44 Hey Alex!
- 5:19 Living and working on a sail boat
- 10:49 Jerod lives nowhere near the water
- 13:30 This is like being stranded on Mars!
- 17:18 Hiring a captain was a wise move
- 19:37 Running on a lithium-ion battery at sea
- 30:02 Sponsor: FireHydrant
- 31:50 Collaborating at sea
- 33:33 The difference between Clearbit and Reflect
- 36:55 Did you consider ways to stay at Clearbit
- 37:54 What does it take to find and hire a CEO?
- 42:01 Building the team at Reflect
- 45:59 Who is Reflect for?
- 48:42 Alex's view of the notes world
- 54:38 Taking notes with Notion
- 1:00:09 Sponsor: Sourcegraph
- 1:03:06 Sponsor: Honeycomb
- 1:04:38 A refreshing place to be in life
- 1:06:35 Journaling and mental health
- 1:10:29 Kindle and searching your notes
- 1:14:08 Jerod likes Blinkist
- 1:15:35 Is Reflect open source?
- 1:17:42 Could Reflect be local first?
- 1:21:14 Getting back on the water
- 1:21:47 Let's not wait another 10 years
- 1:22:53 Outro
No transcript yet.