E716: Intercom Des Traynor on alignment, bldg prod first, hiring by values, scaling & avoiding churn

Intercom co-founder Des Traynor returns to the LAUNCH Incubator with another powerhouse talk. There are 3 ingredients to a company: people, product and profit. Today, Des focuses on people and product by extracting key principles from his experience at Intercom. He explains the importance of alignment and how it touches every aspect of running a company – from how a company behaves, to the hiring process, to how you speak to customers. Then, he shares 6 principles on building a product-first company. Des wraps up his talk by answering questions from the class about lessons learned from Interco…