Why the Mindset That Got Klaviyo's CEO to $1M Solo Won’t Scale AI

Before Copilots, Agents, or VC cash—Andrew Bialecki hit $1 million in revenue without hiring a single employee. That early discipline—automate everything, obsess over the customer, and build real product value—carried Klaviyo all the way to a 2023 IPO and a business that still runs lean.

But now we’re in the acceleration age. AI is everywhere, speed is free, and the temptation to move fast and automate everything is real.

In this episode, Andrew joins fellow bootstrapped founder Wade Foster to unpack what it means to lead a company through AI's massive transformation, and the hard rewiring that starts at the top.