Julia Schottenstein
Head of Go-to-Market @ LangChain
Early employee (#10) at LangChain leading commercial go-to-market strategy.
“M&A, competition, pricing, and investing, covering product design, strategic decision-making, and startup building.”
Career History
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| LangChain | COO / Head of GTM | 2023-present |
| dbt Labs | Product Manager | 2021-2023 |
| New Enterprise Associates (NEA) | Principal | 2018-2021 |
| Qatalyst Partners | Analyst | ~2015-~2018 |
Episodes (1)
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“No, I think if I was able to invest I wouldn't be here. So I got no, the board ended up vetoing my personal investment, but it's okay because I ended up dedicating all of my personal time to building ...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Board consulting part of the business was almost two years.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“We were trying to figure out how to make flipping the way that we run people's dags from an imperative way to a declarative way. So instead of running things left to when data arrived in your warehous...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Yeah. Usually in these situations people are acquiring the teams and so having your data room together, really the most important thing is these are the team members that are going to come along with ...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Yeah, you want to make sure that the buyer knows who you are before the acquisition moment and hopefully that's because you've made an impact and they like what you're building. Maybe you've inflicted...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Yeah. I think founders forget that it is so risky investing in early stage companies that 50% of portfolios investments don't return anything. And that's just part of the game and it's a very acceptab...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Yeah. It's like everyone in the room's looking like yeah. Okay. Strategic partnership or a strategic alternative, it's like we all know these code words and we understand the situation you're in.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Okay. So two books that helped me learn a lot about myself. Range, it's a book about generalist and also Quiet, it's a book about introverts. And then I like a lot of biographies. So a few of my favor...”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“So I almost watched a movie in preparation for this podcast, but I really don't watch things except in the holiday. During the holidays, I like Succession, but I have not seen the latest season.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“I like Belly. It's a consumer social app that lets you find and discover restaurants and rate them with your friends. It's been a lot of fun looking at the New York City restaurant scene.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“Do fewer things and try to single thread the team as much as possible.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)
“One mission. Yeah. We're all working rowing in the same direction.”
M&A, competition, pricing, and investing | Julia Schottenstein (dbt Labs)