The $4B Tech Startup Solving Crime with AI
EP 99 of The Logan Bartlett Show: Untold stories from tech's inner circle
Garrett Langley started Flock Safety after learning that people get away with nearly 90% of car thefts. Now, Flock Safety is a $4B company helping solve 10% of US crimes with AI-powered tech. In episode 99, we talk through how Flock plans to eliminate crime in America and all the operating lessons he’s learned along the way. Key takeaways…
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✉️ Episode Memo
→ Team > Product > Market
Great teams have the ability to build great products and find great markets. Flock is the 3rd successful business Garrett has worked on with the same team, and it has scaled the most because they landed on a great market despite gaps in the original idea.
“One of the best parts about being an entrepreneur is choosing who you work with, so why not focus on a team when that's one of the only things you actually can control?”
→ The Power of 90 Day Plans
If someone can't make an impact in their first 90 days, they likely never will. People usually don't accelerate their pace years into the job, and their first week is typically a fantastic preview of how someone operates.
Therefore, Flock implements highly actionable 90-day plans for career transitions. Every new hire receives a plan, and existing employees are given updated plans when they take on new responsibilities or roles. This approach assists management in determining which new positions to create, and it simplifies performance feedback and accountability.
→ Back up your vision with a clear roadmap
While Garrett is confident Flock will help eliminate crime in America, he’s careful to avoid the common founder failure mode of optimism with no plan, and he has a clear roadmap toward his vision of nearly eliminating crime by the time his young kids are in high school.
Most criminals are not evil, they’re opportunistic. By providing tech that helps police departments solve crimes, Flock helps reduce crime when people realize they won’t get away with it.
One of the most profound episodes to date.
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