meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

S6 Bonus: Jennifer Smith, Scribe

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

Tech News, News, Business, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.6216 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Jennifer Smith had an abnormal path to tech. She was born in upstate New York, and was not exposed to tech or startups or building companies during her early years. Post school, she interned at Lehman Brothers but didn't enjoy the feel of the money obsessed tribe. She went into management consulting for 7 years, which eventually led her into business school. Post that, she decided to stay in Silicon Valley and eventually went into Venture. Outside of tech, she just recently had a baby and is in the throws of early parenting. As a management consultant, Jennifer did a lot of work, observing the tricks and tribal knowledge contained in the workers themselves. After frequently documenting these practices, she thought there had to be a way to just capture their knowledge work instantly with a tool. This is the creation story of Scribe. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What are users telling us?

0:04.0

Because if users care about your product, they're going to give you a lot of feedback.

0:07.0

And then you've got to look at how are people actually using it?

0:11.0

For anyone who's ever, you know, sort of shopped for an apartment, you go into the apartment building,

0:15.0

and they have all these amenities like the pool and the climbing wall and the barbecue pit.

0:23.4

And people say, oh gosh, I really want to live here.

0:24.5

Yes, I'll take the apartment.

0:27.2

And then they use those things maybe once or twice.

0:30.7

Well, you have those same things when you're building a product roadmap.

0:33.6

So I always ask the team, I'm like, is this a swimming pool?

0:36.1

Is this something that people think that they want?

0:37.9

But actually, the data suggests they wouldn't really use it? I'm Jennifer Smith. I'm CEO and co-founder of Scribe.

0:47.7

This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry and build and lead.

0:59.5

A team that has your back.

1:02.3

I'm your host, Noah Laphart.

1:03.9

And today, how Jennifer Smith enabled you to turn any process into a step-by-step guide instantly.

1:13.6

All this and more on-coat story.

1:18.6

Jennifer Smith had an abnormal path to tech.

1:24.6

She was born in upstate New York and was not exposed to tech or

1:28.0

startups or building companies during her early years. Post school, she interned at Lehman

1:32.6

Brothers but didn't enjoy the feel of the money-obsessed tribe. She went into management

1:37.1

consulting for seven years, which eventually led her into business school. And post that,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.