Bob van Luijt's Lessons from Scaling Weaviate: Startup Growth & Hiring
Beyond Coding5 Helmi 2025

Bob van Luijt's Lessons from Scaling Weaviate: Startup Growth & Hiring

Scaling a startup is harder than it looks. From hiring and funding to execution, most founders underestimate what it really takes to grow a business.

In this episode,Bob van Luijt, CEO & co-founder of Weaviate, shares hishard-earned lessons from building an AI-native database company that has scaled to100+ employees worldwide.


What you’ll learn in this episode:
✅ Whyyour ability to sell a vision matters more than the idea itself
✅ Howopen source can fuel startup adoption before monetization
✅ Thereal role of funding—why investment isborrowing from the future
How to structure a winning startup team (and why hiring the right mix of people is critical)
✅ Whymost founders overthink instead of just starting


If you’re a founder, startup enthusiast, or thinking about launching your own business, this episode is amust-listen! 🚀

🎧Listen now & subscribe for more deep-dive tech conversations!


Connect with Bob van Luijt:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobvanluijt

https://x.com/bobvanluijt


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/iax1qipf9Hk

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