Episode #258 features Cristina Cordova — employee number 28 at
Stripe, an early hire at Notion, former Partner at First Round
Capital, and now COO of Linear.
This conversation is less about startup tactics and more about
ambition, identity and operating inside some of Silicon Valley’s
most respected companies before they became obvious to everyone
else.
Cristina reflects on growing up in Los Angeles with a single
mother, becoming fiercely independent from a young age, and
navigating worlds that initially felt completely foreign to her
own. She shares the emotional complexity of spending more than a
decade inside elite tech environments, from joining Stripe in its
earliest days to helping scale Notion during its breakout years.
Vidit and Cristina explore what separates companies that become
deeply loved from those that simply grow fast, why some people
thrive in ambiguity while others struggle as organisations scale,
and how her “run through walls” mentality became both a
superpower and a source of tension as companies matured from
dozens to thousands of employees.
They also discuss partnerships and developer ecosystems at
Stripe, community-led growth at Notion, building products with
taste and quality, AI and modern software companies, founder
psychology, career reinvention, and the challenge of building a
meaningful life when work becomes such a large part of who you
are.
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity.
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