About this episode

Logan Head discusses his entrepreneurial journey and the growth of Whatnot during a live lecture at the University of Montana.

This week we bring you a live recording of Justin’s conversation with Whatnot Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Logan Head. Whatnot is the largest live stream shopping platform in the country and beyond. Logan visited the University of Montana to give the annual Gilkey Lecture at the College of Business.In this episode, Logan talks about his entrepreneurial background and how Whatnot came to be. He touches on the company’s culture and hiring practices, and future plans for Whatnot, including whether the company will go public. Logan talks about his experience attending UM and gives advice to professors on what students should get out of business school.The conversation wraps with a Q&A session with Logan and audience members attending the lecture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Justin Angle

Guest: Logan Head

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• live stream shopping
• company culture
• business education
• future plans

Keywords

• Whatnot
• Logan Head
• live stream shopping
• entrepreneurial background
• business school advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whatnot, University of Montana, College of Business

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