Harry Uffindell is the Chief People Officer at Partly.

He’s worn just about every startup hat: founder, growth, bizops, revops, people, culture; you name it. But he ultimately found his calling in the people space.

Now, he’s scaling Partly, hiring the world’s top 1% talent, and building a culture where people stay excited about their work a decade in.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

* Scaling Partly from its first non-technical hire to ~100 employees—and the lessons behind making it the best startup to work for.

* Building a company culture that lasts, where 10 years in, you’re still buzzing to show up every day.

* Co-founding and selling MeatMail (a food subscription startup) with Dave Booth, the zero-to-one story.

* “This is a pretty good V1” — what Tim Ryan taught Harry about quality work and scaling startups globally.

* Tilt to Airbnb: From first APAC hire to Country Manager, scaling Tilt, and what it takes to land a global “boots on the ground” role.

* A bad-reception phone call that changed everything. How Airbnb’s acquisition of Tilt set Harry on a path to helping make Australia Airbnb’s most penetrated market worldwide before the IPO.

* Focus as a superpower. Mastering the art of focus is the most impactful skill an operator can develop.

* Learning from the best. How Patti McCord, Reed Hastings (Netflix), and the Collison Brothers (Stripe) are shaping Harry’s playbook as a world-class Chief People Officer.

* Angel Investing 101. His advice for operators making their first bets.

Listen On:

* Apple Podcasts

* Spotify

Harry’s Recommended Frameworks, Podcasts & Books:

* Books:

* Delivering Happiness (people and culture)

* No Rules Rules (Netflix culture)

* The Hard Thing About Hard Things (gritty leadership)

* Amp It Up (high-performance culture)

* Powerful by Patty McCord (freedom + responsibility)

* Radical Candor (feedback and relationships)

* Great by Choice (10x leadership)

* How to Win Friends and Influence People

* Podcasts:

* Acquired, a16z, Founders, Tim Ferriss, Crucible Moments, 20VC.

* Frameworks:

* The One Thing (goal-setting)

* The Quarterly Rhythm That Fuels Growth and High-Performing Teams (includes duplicatable resources/Notion pages)

* Eisenhower Matrix (urgent/important prioritization)

* Radical Candor (caring personally + challenging directly).

* Operators—Future leader/vision:

* Patti McCord and Reed Hastings from Netflix (culture)

* Patrick Collison and the Stripe brothers (execution)

Ones to Watch & Other Folks Mentioned in the Episode:

* Pene Barton (CEO at Crimson Global Academy)

* Kirsti Grant (Chief People Experience Officer at Auror)

* Jamie Beaton (CEO and Co-Founder at Crimson Education)

* Dave Booth (Founder in Residence at Blackbird)

* Mike Duboe (General Partner at Greylock Partners)

* Levi Fawcett (CEO at Partly)

* Tim Ryan (Co-Founder and CEO at Atomic8)

* Andrew Huynh (GTM Strategy Lead, New Products at Culture Amp)

* Dan Brockwell (Co-founder and Head of Program at Earlywork)

Find Harry Online:

* LinkedIn

* Harry’s Newsletter

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