April Underwood is the former Chief Product Officer at Slack. She was early at Twitter and made great friends at Google. As she describes in the podcast, the collection of people from companies A, B, and C is the foundation of one's network. April picked companies where she loved the product and knew these were people (Stewart Butterfield, Dick Costolo) she'd love building with. At this point in her career, April is an early-stage investor, co-founder of #ANGELS, and serves on the boards of Zillow and Eventbrite. In a fun conversation with Annie, hear April’s recommendations on building relationships, making good asks, and connecting friends.
(03:50) - How April’s begnings as an intern at Deloitte Consulting as an intern lead to connections
(05:31) - Why it’s important to foster work relationships outside of the workplace
(07:52) - How April cultivated a relationship with Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter
(09:29) - How April made smart choices throughout her career by joining, Google, Twitter, Slack
(12:33) - Let your gut be your guide
(14:57) - Choose the path where you feel at ease and feel like your best self
(17:11) - How April created a relationship with Katie Jacobs Stanton
(23:39) - Why relationships don't get built in a single meeting, but in multiple interactions
(29:27) - The importance of #ANGELS
@ 2024 Who Got Me Here, Inc.
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