This past month, I closed my chapter at Fivetran after nearly 4 years. Over these years, I've supported Fivetran growing more than 6x, from ~250 employees to 1,200 employees and $30M ARR to over >$200M ARR, first building and leading the Solution Architecture team and then in the COO’s office developing strategy.
I'm so grateful to have been part of so many beginnings: Starting the Solution Architecture team from the ground up, launching Fivetran's first Services offerings, kicking off our first consumption-based comp plans, and informing some of the most critical Company, Product & GTM strategy decisions over three annual planning cycles, e.g. the launch of Self Service. Along the way, I made lifelong friends, visited places I’d never been, and welcomed my first child into the world.
There are too many people to thank who helped me along the way, but I will give it my best shot. Taylor Brown, your contagious energy and ambitions for Fivetran inspired me from Day 1. Thank you for pulling me into this company and giving me the opportunity of a lifetime. Travis Ferber, your work ethic, smarts, commitment to doing the right thing was a treat to be around. Your fervor for new problems seems to turn challenges into opportunities, and I’ll take that with me. Thank you for moving me into Strategy and relying on me for some of the most critical decisions we faced. Troy Abraham & Kevin Hodgkins, leadership was intuitive to you in a way I’d never seen before, thank you for teaching me about leadership and trusting me to build a critical new team from scratch.
My teams, past and present, how did I get so lucky to have found you? Collaborating with you on a daily basis was filled with laughs and being in the trenches with you is something I’ll never forget. Each of you has taught me something different, and if you ever need a reminder of how amazing you are, give me a call ;). William Cohen, Ashwin Sundaram, Niamh O'Brien, Frank Zhu, Ashley Barr, Farrah Lawrence, Spencer Schiff, John Means, Sara Ridder, Nora Gentry, Mitchell Layton, Arun M., Daniel Stapleton, Timothy Sepp to name a few <3
Fraser Harris, Kalor L., Helge Scheil, Hayden Miller, Stephanie Dumbrill, Garegin Ordyan, Jim Smittkamp, Mike Boyarski, Alexa Maturana-Lowe, Devin Barry, GURO BAKKENG BERGAN, TJ Chandler -- heartfelt gratitude for your mentorship & collaboration throughout.
There are so many more Fivetranners I admire. I feel spoiled by your passion for what you do and dedication to excellence. If you don't already know who you are, you likely have an individual note from me in your LinkedIn inbox / Slack / mailbox.
What’s next? I’ll be taking some much needed R&R and enjoying the space to explore the next chapter in my professional journey. If there are any companies you recommend in the data/AI space I should check out, please send them my way!
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1moWe are so fortunate to have amazing people like Logan who work with us. Logan, thank you for 20 incredible years!!